BlockBluebank, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Flemingsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41041. The Survey maps it on the Flemingsburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1951 USGS Flemingsburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Bluebank between 1997 and 2018, burning about 161 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | PAR 5 |
| 24 June 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 April 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SUIT LANE |
| 24 April 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHELBY LANE - SYCAMORE |
| 4 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BIG BEND LOCUST |
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 Bluebank: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bluebank in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2015: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Plains | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Carpentersville (historical) | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Goddard | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Wallingford | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Bald Hill | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Beechburg | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Pea Ridge (historical) | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Flemingsburg | 4.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507538. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.