BlockNunn, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the East Crittenden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42064. It lies near Bob Lee Phillips Hill. The Survey maps it on the Blackford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1909 USGS Providence quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Blackford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Providence quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Nunn between 1999 and 2019, burning about 113 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SINKHOLE PASTURE |
| 21 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COWNA STORE ROAD |
| 18 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAULEY BROWN RD. |
| 4 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MT ZION CHURCH ROAD |
| 4 March 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 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 Nunn: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nunn in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2009 | Hail | Nunn | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud (historical) | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hoods | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Cave Springs (historical) | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Baker (historical) | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Mattoon | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Repton | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Piney | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Fishtrap | 4.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508725. 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.