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Fullerton, Kentucky

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the South Shore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41175. It lies near Flat Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Portsmouth quadrangle.

Fullerton within Greenup County

On record in Fullerton

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

141 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Fullerton between 1997 and 2020, burning about 4,777 acres in total. None started naturally. 29 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 burning64
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Arson/incendiarism29
Recreation and ceremony10
Equipment and vehicle use2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
20 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresOhio Department of Natural ResourcesPORTSMOUTH
2 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
19 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresOhio Department of Natural ResourcesROSEMOUNT
14 September 2012Debris and open burning2.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestrySHEEP HOLL
1 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
8 July 2002Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
5 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greenup County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Fullerton: 3 producers, 2 prospects, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cyclops Corp/ New Boston, OhioIronProducer
Frankfort Mtls. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Own Crews QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Portsmouth WorksClayPlant
River Creek Clay BedClayProspect
South Shore Clay BedClayProspect

Every working recorded in Greenup County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
South Shore1.3 miles15
South Portsmouth1.7 miles14
Sunshine2.0 miles15
Frost2.9 miles15
Walsh2.9 miles15
Maloneton4.3 miles15
Siloam4.7 miles15
Limeville5.4 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 492612. 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.