BlockChelsea, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hanson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42456. The Survey maps it on the Beech Grove 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
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1908 USGS Calhoun quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Beech Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Beech Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Chelsea (historical) between 1998 and 2019, burning about 118 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 | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MILE MARKE |
| 20 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 February 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | POLE FIRE |
| 27 November 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Chelsea (historical): 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewel City Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Roland Landing Sandstone Quarry | Silica | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Salem (historical) | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Ashbyburg | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Jewel City | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Vandetta | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Oakliff Store (historical) | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hanson | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| West Hanson | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Oakley Home (historical) | 10.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743525. 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.