BlockKnob Lick, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Winston-West Irvine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40336. It lies near Chrisman Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Panola quadrangle. It stands 899 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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1892 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Panola quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
86 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Knob Lick (historical) between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,822 acres in total. None started naturally. 20 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROUND MOUNTAIN ROAD 2 |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROUND MOUNTAIN ROAD |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GOODLOE CHAPEL RD FIRE |
| 13 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 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 Knob Lick (historical): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Jowl Mountain Roadcut | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noland | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Thomas (historical) | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Little Rock (historical) | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Locust Branch | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Jinks | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Park (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bicknell (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Lakes Estates (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Knob Lick (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6422698 | 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 2440457. 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.