BlockPalestine, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Crofton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42217. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Green Hill 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
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1952 USGS Pleasant Green Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pleasant Green Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hopkinsville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Palestine (historical) between 1999 and 2019, burning about 225 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HOPKINSVILLE /MT ZION |
| 30 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HARMONY GROVE |
| 26 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Era | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sinking Fork | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Pleasant Green Hill | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Bainbridge | 4.6 miles | 6 | |
| Hawkins | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Kelly | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cavanaugh | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Adams (historical) | 6.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742901. 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.