BlockNapier, Kentucky
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Mozelle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40808. It stands on John Miniard Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bledsoe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1887 USGS Jonesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Jonesville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1903 USGS Harlan quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Harlan quadrangle1:48000
- 1919 USGS Harlan quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Bledsoe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Bledsoe quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
75 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Napier between 1994 and 2019, burning about 7,687 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 May 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 136 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 May 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 19 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | POWERLINE 2 |
| 6 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GAS WELL FIRE |
| 4 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Napier: 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones and Mcmahon Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Raines Mine | Manganese | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Creek | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Upper Laurel Fork (historical) | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Chappell | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Big Fork | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Causey | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Big Rock | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Helton | 6.0 miles | 25 | |
| Mozelle | 6.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 514184. 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.