BlockFairbanks, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sedalia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42079. The Survey maps it on the Lynnville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1952 USGS Lynnville quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Mayfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Lynnville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Fairbanks between 1997 and 2020, burning about 301 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | SIXTY ONE |
| 16 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | EIGHTY |
| 4 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | THIRTY NINE |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | WEAKLEY COUNTY TENNESSEE 89 10028 |
| 20 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tennessee 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 Fairbanks: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Farmington Clay Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairbanks in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2017: 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Fairbanks | $50,000 | Between 100 and 200 trees were uprooted or snapped. Most of the downed trees were around Fairbanks. At Fairbanks, an old grocery store and mobile home were both deroofed. Near Bell City, about 30 percent of the roof on a large farm equipment building was blown off. Some siding was removed from another. The damage path was broken. The peak wind was estimated at 90 mph. |
| February 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Fairbanks | $35,000 | This weak tornado formed along the Tennessee state line, then tracked northeast across the southeast corner of Graves County. It passed through farmland and wooded areas. Many trees were snapped or uprooted. There was minor damage to barn roofs. Peak winds were estimated near 75 mph. The tornado continued into Calloway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boydsville | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bell City | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Lynnville | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Tri City | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Vealsburg | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Cuba | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cooksville | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Buena Vista (historical) | 6.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507966. 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.