BlockBig South Fork, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Co-operative census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42647. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Barthell quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1934 USGS Barthell quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Barthell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Big South Fork (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,360 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 49 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | YAHOO ARCH |
| 8 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | RAILROAD |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | COON |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 1651 |
| 19 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | MOUNTAIN VIEW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Big South Fork (historical): 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 1363 Roadcut | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamacraw | 0.4 miles | 9 | |
| Hill Top | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Worley | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Oz | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Smith Town | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Barthell | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Comargo | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| White Oak Junction | 2.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1782005. 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.