BlockKnights, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Frankfort census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40601. It stands on Rocky Branch. The Survey maps it on the Switzer quadrangle. It stands 577 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Knights
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Knight-Taylor-Hockensmith Houselisted 2013 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1906 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:48000
- 1908 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Switzer 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
2 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Knights (historical) between 1997 and 2010, burning about 6 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 October 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SPLITTER FIRE |
| 11 October 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | 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 Knights (historical): 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Strontium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Strontium | Past Producer | 1901 | |
| Thorn Hill Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodge (historical) | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lucas Lane (historical) | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Peaks Mill | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Switzer | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Elsinore | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Indian Hills | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Shadrick Ferry (historical) | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Forks of Elkhorn | 3.8 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q6422388 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2569583. 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.