BlockBuffalo Fork, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 42206. It lies near Richelieu Hollow. The Survey maps it on the South Union 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 South Union quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Buffalo Fork between 2000 and 2014, burning about 113 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | STAMPS FIR |
| 21 June 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 72 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUCKSVILLE RD |
| 15 March 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 23 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 October 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HIDEAWAY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richelieu | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pauline (historical) | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Gasper | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Costelow | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Anderson | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Chandlers Chapel | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Gupton Grove (historical) | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Liberty (historical) | 7.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507613. 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.