BlockChamber Fork, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Malaga census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41301. It stands on Chambers Fork. The Survey maps it on the Landsaw 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 13 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.
- 1889 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Landsaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Landsaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Landsaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
143 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Chamber Fork (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,123 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 62 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAVE BRANCH ROAD |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MULLINS POINT |
| 14 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BAPTIST ROAD |
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 Chamber Fork (historical): 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Sandstone Exposure | Silica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson (historical) | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Baptist | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Landsaw | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Rosedale (historical) | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Baileyfield (historical) | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Vortex | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Malaga | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hollonville | 2.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2364773. 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.