Hansbrough, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Cecilia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42724. It stands on Blacks Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cecilia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1935 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Hansbrough between 1999 and 2013, burning about 401 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Smoking | 201 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 117 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | EASTVIEW BARRENS FIRE |
| 9 March 2010 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JAMES DUVALL FIRE |
| 1 March 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 February 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hansbrough: 2 prospects, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Big Clifty Sandstone Exposure | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Eastview Abandoned Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Railroad Overpass Sandstone Outcrop | Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephensburg | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Old Stephensburg | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Star Mills | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Franklin Cross Roads | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cecilia | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| White Mills Junction | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Eastview | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Saint John | 4.6 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122572709 | 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 508176. 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.









