BlockMiller Pike, Kentucky
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the St. Mary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40033. The Survey maps it on the Lebanon West quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1953 USGS Lebanon West quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Miller Pike (historical) between 1999 and 2019, burning about 134 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Miller Pike (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward & Montgomery Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewarts Creek (historical) | 0.9 miles | 6 | |
| McElroy Pike (historical) | 1.7 miles | 6 | |
| Saint Mary | 1.7 miles | 6 | |
| Belltown | 2.3 miles | 6 | |
| Cherry Run (historical) | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Saint Charles | 2.4 miles | 6 | |
| Cissels Creek (historical) | 2.8 miles | 6 | |
| Frogtown | 3.0 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742299. 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.