BlockGilstrap, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Welchs Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42261. It lies near Cowhorn Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Flener quadrangle. It stands 571 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1925 USGS Spring Lick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Flener quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Flener quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Gilstrap between 2000 and 2017, burning about 160 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 June 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FLENER ROAD |
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 Gilstrap: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green River Shale | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexterville | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Eden | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Flener | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Welcome | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Banock | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Logansport | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Aberdeen | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Taylors Chapel (historical) | 4.7 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Gilstrap | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q123346995 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508089. 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.