BlockEby, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Carter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41164. It lies near Staffords Hill. The Survey maps it on the Wesleyville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1950 USGS Wesleyville quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Wesleyville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
102 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Eby between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,171 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 308 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LAUREL |
| 10 May 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 160 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DORSEY MCGLONE FIRE |
| 5 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BETHAL RIDGE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Eby: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Brushy Creek Clay | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Carter Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Fultz Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hilger Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Stafford Hill Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wade Cooper Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eby in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eby | $400,000 | Large trees and branches fell in scattered locations throughout the county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Creek | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Rooney | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Poplar | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Wesleyville | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Carter | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Boone Furnace | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Smoky Valley | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Gesling | 6.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507903. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.