BlockClear Springs, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Symsonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42051. It stands on Pull Tight Branch. The Survey maps it on the Westplains quadrangle. It stands 377 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Westplains quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Hickory quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Westplains quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Westplains quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Westplains quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Clear Springs between 1998 and 2017, burning about 244 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MOUNTAIN R |
| 23 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TRACE CREE |
| 2 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 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 Clear Springs: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Branch Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicksville | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Westplains | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Kaler | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Twin Oaks (historical) | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Dogwood | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Viola | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hickory | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Boaz | 6.5 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Clear Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5130778 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507712. 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.