BlockOld Salem, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Murray census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42071. It stands on East Fork Clayton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Murray 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
6 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.
- 1936 USGS Hazel quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Hazel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Murray quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Murray quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Old Salem (historical) between 1998 and 2012, burning about 156 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 | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BETHEL RO |
| 12 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | 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 Old Salem (historical): 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Ball Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| R.L. Wiggs Farm Pit | Ball 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outland (historical) | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Stone (historical) | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hickory Grove (historical) | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Cherry Corner (historical) | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| East Murray (historical) | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Locust Grove (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Murray | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| South Murray | 3.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743637. 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.