BlockNaples, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Wurtland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41121. It stands on Brush Creek. The Survey maps it on the Argillite quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1903 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Argillite quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Argillite quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
176 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 176 fires within 5 miles of Naples between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,612 acres in total. None started naturally. 38 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LYNKS |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | REBEL ROAD |
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 Naples: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Princess Mine Big Run | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Naples in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Naples | $25,000 | Small streams flooded and blocked roads. One example was Sandsuck Creek. Another case was Culp Creek. The adjacent road was damaged. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naples | $5,000 | Seven trees were blown over along Brush Creek Road. The tops of other trees were snapped off in the Argillite vicinity. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naples | $1,000 | Large branches and trees were blown down along Loss Lick Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naples | $250 | A tree was blown down onto a local road north of Ashland. |
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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q130747443 | 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 508670. 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.