BlockCastle, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Inez census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41224. It stands on Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Milo 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
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Inez quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Inez quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
402 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 402 fires within 5 miles of Castle (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 20,662 acres in total. None started naturally. 131 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 | 148 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 131 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 41 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PEACH ORCHARD |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUFFALO HORN |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | INEZ MOUNTAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Castle (historical): 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inez Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Joe Fannin | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rockcastle Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2091577. 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.