BlockPackard, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Siler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40769. It lies near Powers Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Saxton quadrangle. It stands 1,076 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1890 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Saxton quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Saxton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
321 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 321 fires within 5 miles of Packard between 1997 and 2020, burning about 25,730 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 85 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 | 170 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 85 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 265 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DINK RIDGE |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BETHEL |
| 9 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 311 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CANE GAP FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Packard: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Creek-Jowl Mt Shale | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevisdale | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Gatliff | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Dixie | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Verne | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Saxton | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant View | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Mountain Ash | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Dal | 4.1 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Packard | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7122908 | 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 514412. 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.