BlockHeater, Kentucky
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Smithland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42081. It lies near Jewel Hill. The Survey maps it on the Burna quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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 Smithland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Smithland quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Smithland quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Burna quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Heater between 1999 and 2016, burning about 144 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SCOTTS CHAPEL RD. |
| 13 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | EVELYN RD |
| 13 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MCCORMICK CREEK |
| 4 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 March 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DOVER ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Heater: 2 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Jesse Walker Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Smithland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Smithland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Valley Divide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Newbern | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Moxley Landing | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Smithland | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Mitchell Landing | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Lemen Landing | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Miller Landing | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Tiline | 5.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508213. 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.