BlockMemphis Junction, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Bowling Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42101. The Survey maps it on the Bowling Green South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1921 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Bowling Green South quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Bowling Green South quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Bowling Green South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Bowling Green South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Memphis Junction between 2000 and 2016, burning about 58 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 July 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MORGANTOWN |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 February 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost River | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Shawnee Estates | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Crestmoor | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Springhill | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Eastland Park | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Three Springs | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Rich Pond | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Greenwood | 3.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 498065. 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.