BlockMelrose, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Flatwoods-Russell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41183. It stands on Chinns Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ironton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1898 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
263 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 263 fires within 5 miles of Melrose between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,252 acres in total. None started naturally. 63 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 | 98 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | FALSE ALARM 09/09 |
| 7 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 acres | Wayne National Forest | WIND FIRE |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | JANIE FIRE |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | BAILEY |
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | ST. MARY'S CHURCH #1 |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | IRONTON #1 FIRE |
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 Melrose: 1 plant, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverhill Plant & Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Ironton Plant Number 85 | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| Raceland | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| West Russell | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Poplar Highlands | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Russell Heights | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Raceland Junction | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Flatwoods | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Wurtland | 2.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 498048. 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.