BlockMelrose, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sonora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42776. It stands on Sandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Upton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1934 USGS Munfordville quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Munfordville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Upton quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Upton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Upton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Melrose between 1999 and 2018, burning about 152 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 84 |
| 22 September 2010 | Smoking | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | AMISH ROAD |
| 30 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | UPTON |
| 12 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PLEASANT HILL CHURCH |
| 31 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MILLERSTOWN ROAD |
| 26 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WEESE FIRE |
| 15 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHAW CREEK ROAD |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Corners | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Flint Hill | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Spurrier | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Harcourt | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| White Mills | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Upton | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Sonora | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| White Mills Junction | 6.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508588. 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.