BlockMacedonia, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Wagersville-South Irvine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40336. It stands on Buck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cobhill quadrangle. It stands 1,083 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
5 surveys from 12 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 Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Cobhill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
124 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Macedonia (historical) between 1996 and 2019, burning about 4,288 acres in total. None started naturally. 25 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FITCHBURG RD |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | HALE RIDGE #1 |
| 27 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | 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 Macedonia (historical): 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 52 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Yellow Rock Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shade | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cane Springs (historical) | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Buck Creek (historical) | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Evelyn | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Ross Creek (historical) | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Texola | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pryse | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Leighton | 1.9 miles | 13 |
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 Macedonia (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690886 | 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 2440459. 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.