BlockHamim, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Morehead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40351. It stands on Wagner Fork. The Survey maps it on the Haldeman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1929 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Haldeman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Haldeman quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
72 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Hamim between 1994 and 2020, burning about 942 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SLAB CAMP |
| 17 July 1995 | Natural | 15 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | LITTLE PEA |
| 4 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WALLACE BR |
| 7 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 304 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SEAS BRANCH |
| 5 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Hamim: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogswell-Fultz Mine | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Elliottville | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Craney | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Lick Fork | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Clearfield | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Christy | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Rodburn | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Paragon | 7.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 512538. 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.