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Liberty Grove, Kentucky

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the West Crittenden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42064. It stands on Buck Branch. The Survey maps it on the Salem quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Liberty Grove within Crittenden County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

14 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Liberty Grove (historical) between 1999 and 2019, burning about 102 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 ceremony6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 March 2010Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
6 March 2010Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
5 March 2010Recreation and ceremony10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
4 March 2009Recreation and ceremony40 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
21 March 2014Recreation and ceremony10 acresKentucky Division of ForestryMIDWAY RD.
17 March 2019Debris and open burning9.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryHWY1668
18 December 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
17 December 1999Debris and open burning6.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crittenden County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 59 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Liberty Grove (historical): 31 past producers, 13 prospects, 11 unknowns, 2 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Burns MineZinc, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Delhi-BabbFluorine-Fluorite, ZincPast Producer1918
Givens ProspectZinc, Nickel, Manganese, Cobalt, DiatomitePast Producer1900
Hickory Cane MineZinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, LeadPast Producer
Babb Group Fluorspar MinesFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-BariteProducer1899
Columbia MineFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
K.K.MineFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Wright MineFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Old Jim MineZincUnknown
Reynolds Metals PropertyFluorine-Fluorite, ZincProspect1972

Every working recorded in Crittenden County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Pleasant Grove (historical)1.8 miles21
Sheridan2.1 miles21
Blooming Rose (historical)2.1 miles21
Irma2.5 miles23
Siloem (historical)3.6 miles21
Glendale (historical)3.6 miles21
Levias4.3 miles21
Midway4.6 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743693. 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.