BlockField, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Pineville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40902. It stands on Little Camp Branch. The Survey maps it on the Beverly quadrangle. It stands 1,335 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1886 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1903 USGS Pineville quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1979 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
247 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 247 fires within 5 miles of Field between 1994 and 2020, burning about 12,579 acres in total. None started naturally. 67 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 | 104 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 66 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Field: 1 prospect. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamptonridge Shale Excavation Site | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nugym (historical) | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Jaybel | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Rella | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Beverly | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Stoney Fork | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Blanche | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Arjay Coal Camp (historical) | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Glendon Coal Camp (historical) | 6.0 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Field | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690390 | 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 512154. 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.