BlockMud Lick, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mount Hermon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42167. It stands on Tyree Branch. The Survey maps it on the Freedom quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Freedom quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Tompkinsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Mud Lick between 1999 and 2014, burning about 84 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 | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FREETOWN |
| 18 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 February 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOE FIRE |
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 Mud Lick: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trico Stone Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mud Lick in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mud Lick | - | Several trees were downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gum Tree | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Emberton | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Jeffrey | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Forkton | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Sulphur Lick | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Hermon | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Bushong | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Freetown | 5.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 498989. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.