BlockLebanon, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Princeton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42445. It lies near Bald Knob. The Survey maps it on the Princeton East quadrangle. 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
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1908 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:62500
- 1910 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Princeton East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Princeton East quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Lebanon (historical) between 1997 and 2015, burning about 67 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Smoking | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GRAVES FIRE |
| 25 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DAWSON ROAD |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 August 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 August 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lebanon (historical): 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Princeton Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Princeton No. 2 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Princeton Sandstone Pit | Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walche Cut | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Scottsburg | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Friendship | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Claxton | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar Bluff | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| McGowan | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Ruth | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Claxton Crossroads (historical) | 3.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743601. 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.