BlockFort Heiman, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the New Concord census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42076. It stands on Shannon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hamlin quadrangle.
On record in Fort Heiman
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.
- Fort Heiman Sitelisted 1976 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1936 USGS Hamlin quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Hamlin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS New Concord quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Fort Heiman between 1998 and 2019, burning about 217 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | ANDERSON |
| 25 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | NEW |
| 2 July 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ODELL LAN |
| 23 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | ROBBEARTS |
| 11 June 2016 | Fireworks | under an acre | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | FT. HENRY #1 |
| 11 June 2016 | Fireworks | under an acre | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | FORT HENRY #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fort Heiman: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Creek Church Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Lost Creek Ore Banks | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Paynes Ore Banks | Iron | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel (historical) | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| New Concord | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hamlin | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Macedonia (historical) | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| McCruiston (historical) | 8.5 miles | 13 | |
| Poplar Spring (historical) | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| New Providence | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Cherry Corner (historical) | 10.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508026. 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.