BlockBethany, Kentucky
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the South Dixie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40272. It stands on Black Pond Creek. The Survey maps it on the Valley Station quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1909 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1912 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Bethany between 1997 and 2013, burning about 115 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2011 | Natural | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BEARCAMP RD. FIRE |
| 12 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 February 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 February 1997 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 November 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 November 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bethany: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gem Silica Elizabeth Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Kosmos Cement Division | Stone | Producer | ||
| Kosmosdale Pit | Stone | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Valley Station | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Valley Downs | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Valley Gardens | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Johnsontown | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Orell | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Prairie Village | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Waverly Hills | 2.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 486925. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.