BlockOak Ridge, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Brownsville North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42207. It stands on Brier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nolin Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1925 USGS Cub Run quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dickeys Mills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Nolin Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Nolin Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Oak Ridge between 1999 and 2020, burning about 802 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 400 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRE FIRE |
| 21 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | KIDWELL FIRE |
| 12 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOCK ROAD |
| 11 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PEACE ROAD |
| 10 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TARARD RD. |
| 1 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Oak Ridge: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Clay, Coal, Coal, Fire Clay (Refractory), Rock Asphalt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Spring Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dismal Creek Eastwall Clay Pit | Clay, Coal | Prospect | ||
| Dismal Creek Quarry | Fire Clay (Refractory), Rock Asphalt, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dismal Creek West Clay Pit | Coal, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Irving Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Johnson Mine Clay Pit | Clay | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508729. 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.