BlockBotts, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Frenchburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40316. It lies near Betty Gap Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Scranton 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
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Botts (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 163 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WELLINGTON RD |
| 24 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | SHELL FIRE |
| 22 April 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | MORGAN HOLLOW |
| 18 April 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOLAN BRANCH RD |
| 15 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denniston | 0.1 miles | 12 | |
| Wellington | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| West Denniston (historical) | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Mariba | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Trimble Bend (historical) | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Laurel Grove (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Back (historical) | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Grove (historical) | 2.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2400752. 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.