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Irma, Kentucky

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the West Crittenden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42064. The Survey maps it on the Cave-in-Rock quadrangle.

Irma within Crittenden County

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

16 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Irma between 1999 and 2012, burning about 64 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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
Recreation and ceremony6
Arson/incendiarism4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShawnee National ForestPOUNDS HOLLOW #76
14 September 1999Smoking1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
17 August 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShawnee National ForestPICNIC
27 July 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShawnee National ForestTOWER ROCK
7 March 2010Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
6 March 2010Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
4 March 2009Recreation and ceremony40 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
15 February 2002Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresShawnee National ForestTOWER ROCK BOAT LNCH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crittenden County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Irma: 18 past producers, 8 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Burns MineZinc, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Givens ProspectZinc, Nickel, Manganese, Cobalt, DiatomitePast Producer1900
Hickory Cane MineZinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, LeadPast Producer
K.K.MineFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Big Four Group Fluorspar MinesFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, LeadPast Producer1874
Commodore Group Fluorspar MinesFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, LeadProducer1892
Ben Belt MineFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Commodore MineFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Glendale MinesFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Atlas No.1 MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Crittenden County

Storms near this place

1 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Irma in 1 storm report in 2001: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2001Thunderstorm WindIrma-Gusts were estimated between 55 and 60 MPH.

Every storm recorded in Crittenden County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Liberty Grove (historical)2.5 miles21
Blooming Rose (historical)3.0 miles21
Tolu3.1 miles23
Barnett (historical)3.2 miles24
Milford3.4 miles24
Sheridan3.6 miles21
Glendale (historical)4.2 miles21
Pleasant Grove (historical)4.3 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 512922. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.