BlockOil Valley, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Coopersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42633. It lies near Burnett Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Monticello 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.
- 1911 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
67 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Oil Valley between 1996 and 2018, burning about 3,317 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | 4-H |
| 17 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WRAY HOLLOW FIRE |
| 14 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Oil Valley: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffey Mountain Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Monticello 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrier | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Sumpter | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Wray Gap | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Burfield | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Cooper | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Coopersville | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Oilton | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Rockybranch | 4.4 miles | 9 |
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 Q122565198 | 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 508737. 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.