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Christy, Kentucky

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Morehead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40351. It stands on Christy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Morehead quadrangle.

Christy within Rowan County

On record in Christy

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

88 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Christy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,351 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 burning32
Arson/incendiarism21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Recreation and ceremony8
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestNATURAL LIGHT
25 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestBIG PERRY
22 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBRATTON BRANCH
21 September 2007Fireworks95 acresDaniel Boone National ForestDARK HOLLOW
18 September 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
16 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
3 July 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreKentucky Division of ForestrySLAB CAMP
28 June 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution47 acresDaniel Boone National ForestUS 60

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rowan County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Christy: 5 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Plant C MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Plant K MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Clay Heirs MineClayPast Producer
Cogswell-Fultz MineClayPast Producer
Patties Lick Strip MineClayUnknown
Sweetnam MineClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Rowan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Rodburn0.3 miles11
Morehead1.2 miles11
Brady2.1 miles11
Clearfield2.4 miles11
Gates3.7 miles10
Cranston4.9 miles8
Hays Crossing5.0 miles10
Lakeview Heights5.6 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 511362. 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.