BlockChiles, Kentucky
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Grahamville-Heath census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42086. The Survey maps it on the Paducah West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 22 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.
- 1926 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Paducah West quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Paducah West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Paducah West quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
34 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Chiles between 1997 and 2016, burning about 398 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | CREEK |
| 30 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MORRIS |
| 6 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FRIENDSHIP |
| 3 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | VEACH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Chiles: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massac County Pit | Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Federal Sand & Gravel Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Metropolis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine (historical) | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Grahamville | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| High Point | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Maxon | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Maxon Crossing | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| West Paducah | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Heath | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Futrell | 3.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507697. 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.