BlockHog Wallow, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Flaherty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40175. It lies near Miles Hill. The Survey maps it on the Rock Haven quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1941 USGS Ekron quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Rock Haven quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Ekron quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rock Haven quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Rock Haven quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Rock Haven quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Hog Wallow between 2004 and 2019, burning about 102 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HOBBS LANE |
| 6 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 April 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 April 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 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 Hog Wallow: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaherty-Otter Creek Sandstone Pit | Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Buck Grove | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Flaherty | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hillgrove | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Maples Corner | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Johnstown (historical) | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Grahamton | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lickskillet | 4.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742587. 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.