BlockHoneysuckle, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Bald Knob census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40601. It stands on Bark Branch. The Survey maps it on the Frankfort West quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1922 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:48000
- 1924 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Frankfort West quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Frankfort West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Frankfort West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Frankfort West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Honeysuckle (historical) between 1999 and 2014, burning about 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 July 2007 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COW PIE |
| 27 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 November 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Honeysuckle (historical): 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Thorn Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvieland | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Bryant | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Glore (historical) | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Shadrick Ferry (historical) | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Kennebec | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Benson | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Zion (historical) | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Choateville | 3.5 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q14690646 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2569574. 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.