BlockHilltop, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Williamstown-Dry Ridge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41097. The Survey maps it on the Mason quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1950 USGS Mason quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Mason quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Hilltop between 1998 and 2011, burning about 50 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 March 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 February 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Grove | 0.3 miles | 8 | |
| Mason | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Heekin | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Williamstown | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Stewartsville | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Lawrenceville | 4.8 miles | 6 | |
| Campbells Block House (historical) | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Dry Ridge | 5.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508245. 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.