BlockFidelity, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Co-operative census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42647. It lies near Schoolhouse Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Barthell 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.
- 1934 USGS Barthell quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Barthell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Fidelity between 1992 and 2017, burning about 3,460 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | MOUNTAIN VIEW |
| 16 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area | WILSON RIDGE |
| 24 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | HOT ROCK |
| 11 June 2007 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | RANKIN |
| 18 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | 341 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | LOG DECK |
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 Fidelity: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 1363 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Yamacraw Sandstone Roadcut | Silica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Operative | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| White Oak Junction | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Blue Heron | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Oz | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Comargo | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Worley | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Barthell | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Big South Fork (historical) | 5.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 512153. 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.