BlockOak Grove, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Shepherdsville Southeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40165. It stands on Bullitt Lick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shepherdsville quadrangle.
On record in Oak Grove
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Bank of the Commonwealthlisted 1987 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1949 USGS Shepherdsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Shepherdsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Shepherdsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Shepherdsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Shepherdsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1997 and 2016, burning about 198 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOHNSON HO |
| 22 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.9 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHIP FIRE |
| 17 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bloating Material, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 61 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Shepherdsville | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bullitt County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sheperdsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt River | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Shepherdsville | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bullitt Lick (historical) | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Bardstown Junction | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Gap in Knob | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Beech Grove | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lick Skillet (historical) | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Limestone Springs | 4.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742447. 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.