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Milford, Kentucky

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the West Crittenden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42064. It stands on Thrilkeld Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rosiclare quadrangle.

Milford within Crittenden County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

11 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Milford between 1999 and 2017, burning about 38 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
Debris and open burning4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShawnee National ForestPOUNDS HOLLOW #76
4 September 2010Debris and open burning10 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCAVE SPRINGS RD.
14 September 1999Smoking1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
7 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
6 March 2010Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
20 March 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
15 February 1999Debris and open burning6.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
18 December 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crittenden County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 47 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Milford: 37 past producers, 8 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alcoa Shaft Fluorspar MineFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Barium-BaritePast ProducerBarite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Burns MineZinc, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Campbell-CrotserFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, LeadProspect1972
Chittenden - Black - WrightFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-BariteProspect1919
Fairview-Blue Diggings FaultZinc, Lead, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1842, 1941
Hardin City PitStonePast Producer
Illinois - Kentucky Fluorite DistrictLead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, CadmiumPast ProducerFluorspar, Sphalerite, Galena
Knight MineFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerUnderground
Knight MineFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Barium-BaritePast Producer1970, 1973
Rosiclare Fluorspar - Lead - Zinc DistrictLead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Quartz, Iron, Barium-Barite, CalciumPast Producer1839, 1870

Every working recorded in Crittenden County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Barnett (historical)3.0 miles24
Blooming Rose (historical)3.2 miles21
Irma3.4 miles23
Liberty Grove (historical)4.6 miles21
Tolu4.6 miles23
Pleasant Grove (historical)5.8 miles21
Sheridan6.5 miles21
Glendale (historical)7.5 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743695. 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.