BlockCedar Flats, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Edmonton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42129. It stands on Black Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Edmonton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Edmonton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Edmonton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tompkinsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Flats between 1998 and 2020, burning about 216 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LONESTAR RIDGE |
| 25 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GLEN SHAW RD |
| 11 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HUFF FIRE |
| 9 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | KNOB LICK |
| 9 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodluck | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Curtis | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Edmonton | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Gascon | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Beaumont | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Randolph | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| New Liberty | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Summer Shade | 6.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507672. 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.