BlockClutts, Kentucky
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cumberland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40823. It stands on Laurel Branch. The Survey maps it on the Benham quadrangle. It stands 1,516 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1894 USGS Estillville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1921 USGS Big Stone Gap quadrangle1:48000
- 1922 USGS Big Stone Gap quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Big Stone Gap quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1935 USGS Benham quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Benham quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Benham quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Bristol quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Clutts between 1997 and 2020, burning about 10,964 acres in total. 2 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 burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 125 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LITTLE SHEPHERD TRAIL |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHUCK FIRE |
| 23 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 June 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 June 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SANDHILL |
| 19 June 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Clutts: 1 prospect, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Gap Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hurricane Gap Sand Pit | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Orebank Ridge | Iron | 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.
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 Clutts | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5136785 | 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 489715. 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.