BlockManse, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Paint Lick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40461. It stands on Walker Branch. The Survey maps it on the Paint Lick quadrangle.
On record in Manse
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Paint Lick Presbyterian Churchlisted 1985 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Richmond quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Paint Lick quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Manse between 1997 and 2020, burning about 294 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DRIPPING SPRINGS |
| 5 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CARTERSVILLE |
| 1 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 Manse: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Church Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Price Valley Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Paint Lick | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| New Union (historical) | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hamack (historical) | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Point Leavell | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hackley | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Cartersville | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hyattsville | 4.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508534. 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.