BlockMount Sherman, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Magnolia-Upton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42764. It stands on Wathen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Magnolia quadrangle. It stands 912 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Magnolia quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Mount Sherman between 1998 and 2015, burning about 282 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MASON FIRE. |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LG&E |
| 31 March 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DIE RD. FIRE |
| 30 March 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 125 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 210 FIRE |
| 13 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Mount Sherman: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetna Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malt (historical) | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| South Buffalo | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Magnolia | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Buffalo | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Jericho | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Keith (historical) | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Ginseng | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Boundary Oak | 6.5 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Mount Sherman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6923595 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 498863. 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.