BlockIrwin, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Tollesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41179. It lies near Manchester Island Number 1. The Survey maps it on the Manchester Islands quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1929 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Manchester Islands quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Manchester Islands quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Irwin between 1997 and 2020, burning about 340 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15287 |
| 30 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CROOKED CREEK |
| 7 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 10230 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 10105 |
| 30 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2004 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 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 Irwin: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Roadcut Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Irwin in 1 storm report in 2021: 1 flash flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Irwin | $100,000 | Three to five inches of rain resulted in flash flooding across much of western Lewis County. Numerous culverts and roads were washed out or damaged due to the flowing water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pence | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Trinity | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Covedale | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sand Hill | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Concord | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Fearisville | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Cottageville | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Poplar Flat | 6.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508319. 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.