BlockBethel, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Calvert City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42044. It stands on Indian Camp Branch. The Survey maps it on the Briensburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Benton quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Bethel between 1998 and 2019, burning about 220 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHISPERING HILLS |
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PINE LOGS |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LITTLE BEAR CREEK FIRE |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARSHALL |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | CANAL LOOP |
| 27 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 August 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bethel: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briensburg Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| West-Of-Highway Clay | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatumsville | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Locust Grove (historical) | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Little Bear Creek | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Marshall | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Cambridge Shores | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Buena Vista | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Sherwood Shores | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Briensburg | 3.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743709. 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.