BlockMcClure, Kentucky
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Threeforks census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41250. It stands on Ashlog Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kermit quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 26 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.
- 1887 USGS Warfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Warfield quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1910 USGS Naugatuck quadrangle1:48000
- 1912 USGS Naugatuck quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Naugatuck quadrangle1:48000
- 1917 USGS Naugatuck quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1926 USGS Naugatuck quadrangle1:62500
- 1928 USGS Naugatuck quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Kermit quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Kermit quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Kermit quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
145 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of McClure between 1997 and 2020, burning about 5,145 acres in total. None started naturally. 32 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 | 56 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | EMILY CREEK ROAD |
| 22 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 327 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 1714 CANEY |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | THICKETY F |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threeforks | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Moree | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Laura | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Pilgrim | 4.2 miles | 26 | |
| Debord | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Davella | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| West Lovely (historical) | 5.8 miles | 26 | |
| Beauty | 5.8 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508574. 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.