Davis Station, Kentucky
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Middlesborough census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40965. It stands on Davis Branch. The Survey maps it on the Middlesboro South 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 Davis Station
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.
Cumberland Gap Historic Districtlisted 1980 · 0.8 miles away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Parklisted 1966 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 28 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
- 1903 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:48000
- 1927 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Middlesboro South quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Middlesboro South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Middlesboro South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1976 USGS Middlesboro South quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Davis Station (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,753 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 32 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 | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Cumberland Gap National Historic Park | STEEL TANK |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOWASH |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MONARCH CHURCH #2 |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MONARCH CHURCH #1 |
| 11 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cumberland Gap National Historic Park | TIPRELL R&R |
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 Davis Station (historical): 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Old Railroad Shale | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesboro | 1.5 miles | 28 | |
| Binghamtown | 2.4 miles | 25 | |
| Stony Fork Junction | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Noetown | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Premier | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Meldrum | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Colmar | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Hutch | 4.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2554784. 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.















