BlockBooth, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Elizabethtown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40150. It lies near Bryan Flats. The Survey maps it on the Colesburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Colesburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Colesburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Colesburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Booth between 1997 and 2017, burning about 247 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Booth: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Fork Shale | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colesburg | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Younger Creek | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Crest | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Tunnel Hills | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Indian Hills | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Long View | 8.6 miles | 15 | |
| Rogersville | 9.4 miles | 15 | |
| Elizabethtown | 9.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507555. 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.