BlockDunbar Hill, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Casey Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42753. It stands on Spout Springs Branch. The Survey maps it on the Knifley quadrangle. It stands 942 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Knifley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Knifley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Dunbar Hill between 1998 and 2017, burning about 309 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HUNTING HILLS |
| 23 April 2001 | Smoking | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Dunbar Hill: 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neatsville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knifley | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Neatsville | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Eunice | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Casey Creek | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Ella | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Purdy | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Barnett Springs | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Pellyton | 4.6 miles | 9 |
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 Q5314144 | 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 507888. 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.