BlockElimer, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Dorton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41537. It stands on Threemile Branch. The Survey maps it on the Dorton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1890 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Vergie quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dorton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Dorton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
218 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 218 fires within 5 miles of Elimer between 1995 and 2020, burning about 22,273 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 43 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 | 98 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOE'S BR #2 |
| 29 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DUSTY RD. |
| 28 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOE'S BR. |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 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 Elimer: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elimer in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Heavy Rain | Elimer | $2,000 | Dispatch relayed reports of mudslides, due to previous heavy rainfall, on Kentucky Highway 805 southeast of Dorton and Kentucky Highway 197 in Elkhorn City. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elimer | - | NWS Storm Survey showed straight line winds with damage consistent with 60 to 65 mph wind gusts. Two large trees, one pine and one deciduous softwood were blown down near the head of Lick Fork Rd. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elimer | - | Dispatch reported trees downed in the Blaze Branch area south of Dorton. |
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.
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 Q122597372 | 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 507919. 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.