BlockMarbleyard, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Irvine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40472. It stands on Marbleyard Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Clay City quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Marbleyard
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.
- Cottage Iron Furnacelisted 1973 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Clay City quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Clay City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
126 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Marbleyard (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,089 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 30 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 | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | CHESTNUT STAND |
| 14 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Natural | 70 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FURNACE JUNCTION ROAD |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OIL WELL |
| 7 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SWEET LICK ROAD |
| 7 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 April 1997 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Marbleyard (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Ridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower White Oak (historical) | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Tipton Ridge | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Pitts | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Fitchburg | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Cow Creek (historical) | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Calloway Creek (historical) | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Old Witt School Neighborhood (historical) | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sweet Lick (historical) | 4.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2440546. 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.