BlockChestnut Grove, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Whitesville-Philpot census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42351. It lies near Iron Ore Hill. The Survey maps it on the Lewisport 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 18 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.
- 1903 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Lewisport quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Lewisport quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Lewisport quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Chestnut Grove (historical) between 2006 and 2013, burning about 110 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 March 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OLD CAR |
| 11 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 98 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Chestnut Grove (historical): 7 producers, 2 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapco Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| American Olean Tile Tract No. 1 | Clay | Producer | ||
| American Olean Tile Tract No. 1 | Clay | Producer | ||
| American Olean Tile Tract No. 2 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Can-Tex Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cannelton Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Lewisport Mine No. 3 | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Lewisport Shale Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Owensboro Brick Plant | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelvington | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Bethlehem (historical) | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Maceo | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Haywood Chapel (historical) | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Scythia | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Gatewood | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Spice Knob | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Zion (historical) | 5.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742917. 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.