BlockLone Valley, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Calvert City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42029. The Survey maps it on the Briensburg 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 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.
- 1936 USGS Benton quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Lone Valley (historical) between 1998 and 2016, burning about 192 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARSHALL |
| 7 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CALVERT SUB STATION |
| 27 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 June 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 198 STATE ROUTE 1710 |
| 2 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WINDSOR DRIVE |
| 15 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Lone Valley (historical): 1 plant, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Calvert City Smelter | Chromium, Manganese | Plant | ||
| Tenn Forging Steel/ Calvert City Ky | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angle Creek | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Calvert City | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Pugh (historical) | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Palma | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Cloud Crossing | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Gilbertsville | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Beechwood (historical) | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Locust Grove (historical) | 3.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743727. 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.