BlockHazel, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Sturgis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42459. It stands on Cypress Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sturgis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1907 USGS Morganfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Sturgis quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Sturgis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Hazel between 1999 and 2019, burning about 50 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RT.365 |
| 23 March 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MANSION FIRE |
| 1 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 October 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CASEYVILLE CEMENTERY |
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 Hazel: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Sand Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sullivan | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Grangertown | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Caseyville | 4.3 miles | 24 | |
| Kern Orchard | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mulfordtown | 4.9 miles | 24 | |
| Eberly (historical) | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Arnold | 6.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508211. 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.