BlockGilboa, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 42718. The Survey maps it on the Saloma quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Saloma quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Saloma quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville 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 Gilboa (historical) between 1998 and 2020, burning about 392 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FINLEY RIDGE |
| 2 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ST. MATTHEWS |
| 5 March 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CLEAR CREEK |
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 Gilboa (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Fork Clay Bed | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek (historical) | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Ridge (historical) | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Joseph | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Horseshoe Bend (historical) | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lagoon (historical) | 3.9 miles | 6 | |
| Jessietown | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| McElroy Pike (historical) | 5.3 miles | 6 | |
| New Market | 5.4 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742293. 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.