BlockConcord, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Albany census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42602. It stands on Duvall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Savage quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1929 USGS Byrdstown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Savage quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Savage quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tompkinsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Concord (historical) between 1999 and 2019, burning about 2,401 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HAY FIRE |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 90 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DEEP MINE |
| 21 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GOODMAN RD |
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 Concord (historical): 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bald Rock Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bald Rock Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Mill | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Cannons Mill | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Bug | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Pikeview | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Maupin (historical) | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Churntop (historical) | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Paoli (historical) | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Albany | 2.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742098. 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.