BlockOak Ridge, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Laurel-Petersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41179. The Survey maps it on the Stricklett quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1951 USGS Stricklett quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Oak Ridge (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 721 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | BOAT GUNNEL |
| 8 April 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 70 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FITE HOLLOW |
| 8 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DUNAWAY BRANCH |
| 6 April 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge (historic) | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Petersville | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Crum | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Glen Springs | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Nashtown | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Burtonville | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Upper Indian Creek (historical) | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Stricklett | 5.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2363039. 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.