BlockFlatwoods, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Manchester census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40962. It stands on Little Goose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Manchester quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Flatwoods
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Manchester Historic Districtlisted 2023 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1891 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1952 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
- 1979 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
477 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 477 fires within 5 miles of Flatwoods (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 14,868 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 138 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 | 202 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 138 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 104 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HOOKER BRANCH |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | RUG RAT |
| 24 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 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 Flatwoods (historical): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 11 Roadcut | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 0.3 miles | 13 | |
| Littleton | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Garrard | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hima | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Sibert | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bernice | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Bluehole | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Valley (historical) | 3.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2543071. 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.