BlockDavis Bend, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Trosper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40906. It stands on Hooker Branch. The Survey maps it on the Artemus 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
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.
- 1886 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1952 USGS Artemus quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1974 USGS Artemus quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
268 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 268 fires within 5 miles of Davis Bend (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 6,832 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 52 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 | 135 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 18 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COAL PORT #1 |
| 16 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 63 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SWAN LAKE |
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 Davis Bend (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbourville Shale | Clay | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artemus | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Brush Creek (historical) | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Boone Heights | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Avis (historical) | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Swanpond | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| East Jellico (historical) | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Apple Grove (historical) | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Barbourville | 3.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2543249. 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.