BlockHigh Falls, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Campton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41301. It stands on Meadows Branch. The Survey maps it on the Campton quadrangle.
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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Campton quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Campton quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS Campton quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
154 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of High Falls between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,006 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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 | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PINE RIDGE |
| 2 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUFFALO TRAIL |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MULLINS POINT |
| 16 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GRIFFEN BRANCH |
| 15 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 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 High Falls: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campton | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Grannie | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Mullins Point (historical) | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Ridge | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Rogers | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Booth | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Vortex | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Nelson (historical) | 4.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 512693. 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.