BlockFrazer, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Mill Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42633. It lies near Henry Cooper Hill. The Survey maps it on the Frazer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1932 USGS Burnside quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Frazer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Frazer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Frazer between 2001 and 2019, burning about 282 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 140 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FOREST RIDGE FIRE |
| 22 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | IMPERIAL |
| 19 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frazer in 2 storm reports between 2022 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazer | $15,000 | Wayne county dispatch reported that a vehicle hit a tree blown down into the road near the intersection of KY-1568 and Bradley Road, in the community of Frazer. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazer | - | A large tree was blown down onto Bluetick Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwick | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Touristville | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Kidder | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Betsey | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mill Springs | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Delta | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Steubenville | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Rankin | 7.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508034. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.