BlockChestnut, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Paintsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41240. It stands on Chestnut Creek. The Survey maps it on the Richardson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Inez quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Inez quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Richardson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Richardson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Richardson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
217 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Chestnut between 1997 and 2020, burning about 10,104 acres in total. None started naturally. 62 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 | 77 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 62 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOMAHAWK |
| 25 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PINEY POINT FARM |
| 22 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 18 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Chestnut: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greasy Creek Clay Bed | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehouse | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Offutt | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Williamsport | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Tutor Key | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Nippa | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Wittensville | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Thelma | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Meally | 7.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 510106. 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.