BlockMcBrayer, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Lawrenceburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40342. It lies near The Mound. The Survey maps it on the McBrayer quadrangle.
On record in McBrayer
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Old Prentice Distillerylisted 1987 · 0.7 miles away
Rev. William Dudley Moore Houselisted 1979 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1905 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Mc Brayer quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Mc Brayer quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of McBrayer between 2007 and 2012, burning about 36 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OLD SAWMIL |
| 4 November 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 McBrayer: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.Z.Bond Deposit | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Tyrone Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney (historical) | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Nevin | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Stringtown | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Houchin (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lawrenceburg | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fox Creek | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Tyrone | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Hickory Grove | 5.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 497764. 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.