BlockDekoven, Kentucky
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Sturgis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42459. It lies near Lizard Point. The Survey maps it on the Dekoven quadrangle. It stands 400 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1916 USGS Shawneetown quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Dekoven quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dekoven quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Shawneetown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Dekoven quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Dekoven between 1994 and 2019, burning about 122 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DEKOVEN ROAD |
| 3 April 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | TUCKER HILL |
| 28 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 February 1995 | Debris and open burning | 42 acres | Shawnee National Forest | MINERVA |
| 24 February 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | JOINER |
| 18 February 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 1508 |
| 16 February 1994 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Shawnee National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Dekoven: 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caseyville-Dekoven Road Outcrop | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Union Sand Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curlew | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Mulfordtown | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Caseyville | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Henshaw | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Grangertown | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Mount Olive (historical) | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Sturgis | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Kern Orchard | 5.3 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Dekoven | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5252835 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 490789. 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.