BlockCraigtown, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the New Concord census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42049. The Survey maps it on the Murray 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 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 Hazel quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Hazel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Murray quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Murray quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Craigtown (historical) between 1998 and 2012, burning about 457 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 28 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Smoking | 311 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | CLAYTON TOWN INCIDENT |
| 11 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | SWEATT |
| 29 June 2012 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | PERKINS |
| 5 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | FOX FARM |
| 23 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | BOYD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Craigtown (historical): 7 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Ball Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Pit | Ball Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Harris Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Conyersville Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Spinks Clay Number 10 Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Spinks Clay Number 10 Pit | Clay | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Steeleville (historical) | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| New Providence | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Locust Grove (historical) | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Midway | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Stone (historical) | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hickory Grove (historical) | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Macedonia (historical) | 4.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743619. 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.