Limeville, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Greenup census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41175. It stands on Limeville Branch. The Survey maps it on the Portsmouth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1926 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1926 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Portsmouth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Portsmouth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
133 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Limeville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 788 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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 | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5485 |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1821 |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8765 |
| 21 September 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13285 |
| 20 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Limeville: 3 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclops Corp/ New Boston, Ohio | Iron | Producer | ||
| Greenup Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| River Creek Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect | ||
| South Shore Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Blair Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cunningham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cunningham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgington | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Siloam | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Maloneton | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Frost | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Sunshine | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Grays Branch | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| South Shore | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Walsh | 4.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508464. 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.







