BlockCooper, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the South Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40229. The Survey maps it on the Brooks quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Cooper
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cooper Memorial Churchlisted 1980 · 0.4 miles away- Fishpool Plantationlisted 1983 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Cooper (historical) between 1999 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FAIRDALE HIGH FIRE |
| 7 April 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SKYVIEW |
| 7 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 November 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BROOKS HILL FIRE |
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 Cooper (historical): 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Ridge | Clay | Producer | ||
| Bullitt County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Okolona Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacienda | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Smyrna | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Okolona | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Lovvorn (historical) | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| South Park View | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Heritage Creek | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Spring Mill | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Highview | 3.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743829. 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.