BlockEast Fork Slate, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the West Menifee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40346. It stands on Bean Branch. The Survey maps it on the Frenchburg 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
6 surveys from 12 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 Frenchburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Frenchburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
48 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of East Fork Slate (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 795 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 May 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | REBEL TRACE |
| 6 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROTHWELL HILL |
| 30 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 April 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 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 East Fork Slate (historical): 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| J.W.Ingram Deposit | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Trot (historical) | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cornwell | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Rothwell | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Salt Lick Creek (historical) | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Peter Trace (historical) | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Rebelsville (historical) | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Means | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hathaway Creek (historical) | 3.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2400772. 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.