Jacobs, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Upper Tygart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41164. It stands on Greenbrier Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ault quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1950 USGS Ault quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Ault quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
174 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Jacobs between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,495 acres in total. None started naturally. 34 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 | 73 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | B AND B LANE |
| 26 June 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DAVIS LANE |
| 4 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRUCE HOLLOW |
| 4 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 May 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | UPPER CRANEY SPUR |
| 1 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Jacobs: 8 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chespeake Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Lawton Sandstone Pit | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Railroad Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Branch Strip Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Durham Fork Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Porter School Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 3 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 4 | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offill's Mill (historical) | 0.5 miles | 8 | |
| Globe Community (historical) | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Enterprise | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Silica (historical) | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Brinegar | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Lawton | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Hayward | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Limestone | 3.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508330. 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.




