BlockGest, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pleasureville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40057. It stands on Dry Branch. The Survey maps it on the Gratz quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1906 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:48000
- 1908 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Gratz quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Gest between 1998 and 2016, burning about 24 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GREENUP RD |
| 28 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 November 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHADY LN |
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 Gest: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport Quarry & Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orville | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Fallis | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Lockport | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Slabtown | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Sixmile (historical) | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Adamsville (historical) | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Saltwater (historical) | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Franklinton | 9.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508083. 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.