BlockDrip Rock, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the McKee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40447. It lies near Blanton Flats. The Survey maps it on the Leighton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Leighton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
141 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Drip Rock between 1993 and 2019, burning about 5,425 acres in total. None started naturally. 77 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 77 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | LOWER DRY FORK |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | HARRISON CEMETERY |
| 11 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | ME CRAZY |
| 10 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | SMOKING MAPLE |
| 8 June 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | SPICE LICK |
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 Drip Rock: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Platinum, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Platinum, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.W.Miller Prospect | Zinc, Lead, Platinum, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Rose Prospect | Lead, Platinum, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork (historical) | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Blanton Flats | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Salt Rock (historical) | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Sand Springs | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Alcorn | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Wind Cave | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Foxtown | 5.0 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122572343 | 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 511887. 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.