BlockEstep, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Gradyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42715. The Survey maps it on the Breeding quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Breeding quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Tompkinsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Estep between 1998 and 2020, burning about 259 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OLD 61 LOOP |
| 10 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BIRD ROAD |
| 1 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.1 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DIVIDING RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firkin (historical) | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Toria | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Breeding | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bird (historical) | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Sparksville | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Rowes Store (historical) | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Nell | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Chance | 4.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743195. 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.