BlockCedar Point, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Canton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42211. It stands on Kelly Branch. The Survey maps it on the Canton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Canton quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Canton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Hopkinsville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Point between 1998 and 2012, burning about 90 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RILEY HOL |
| 12 April 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 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 Cedar Point: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trigg Furnace | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cadiz | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Spring | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Shawnee Hills | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Spring Estates | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Rockcastle Shores | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Blue Water Estates | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Rockcastle | 5.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507676. 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.