BlockJason, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Hyden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41714. It stands on Johnson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hyden West quadrangle.
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.
- 1891 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1916 USGS Hyden quadrangle1:48000
- 1919 USGS Hyden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hyden West quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hyden West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Hyden West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Jason between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,022 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 62 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | SUGAR |
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | GARCIA |
| 21 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | HIDIAWAY |
| 21 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | BOBS FORK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobs Fork | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sizerock | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Thousandsticks | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Bear Branch | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Kaliopi | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Hyden | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Dryhill | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Wendover | 7.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 512978. 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.