BlockJimtown, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lexington-Fayette Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40511. The Survey maps it on the Paris West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1927 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Paris West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Jimtown in 2005, burning under an acre 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 November 2005 | 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 Jimtown: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoggin Veins | Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Quincy Quarries, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loradale | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Russell Cave | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Muir | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Elmendorf | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mattoxtown | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Fenwick | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Bryan Station | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Montrose | 8.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 495281. 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.