BlockFisher Ridge, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Grants Lick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41007. It stands on Fisher Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Butler quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1929 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Butler quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Butler quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fisher Ridge (historical): 3 producers, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Mining Limekiln | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium | Plant | ||
| Franklin Stone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Butler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pendleton County Underground | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohler | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Reis (historical) | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Dry Ridge (historical) | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Plum Creek (historical) | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Gubser Mill | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Fairlane | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Persimmon Grove | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Grants Lick | 3.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2564939. 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.
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.