BlockIreland, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1991. It lies in ZIP code area 40160. The Survey maps it on the Vine Grove quadrangle. 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 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Ireland (historical) between 2004 and 2012, burning about 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SUNSHINE LANE |
| 17 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | N. DIXIE H |
| 25 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CUSTER FIR |
| 4 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Ireland (historical): 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 Fort Knox Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sandstone Roadcut | Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dugan | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Crutcher (historical) | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Longview Estates | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Pitts Point | 11.4 miles | 13 | |
| Lebanon Junction | 12.4 miles | 7 | |
| Beech Grove | 14.8 miles | 13 | |
| Katharyn | 14.9 miles | 20 | |
| Belmont | 15.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742465. 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.