BlockPark Valley, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Sibert-Hima census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40962. It stands on Ayers Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hima 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.
- 1891 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1952 USGS Hima quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
- 1979 USGS Hima quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
504 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 504 fires within 5 miles of Park Valley (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 20,679 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 179 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 | 201 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 179 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 94 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CURRY BR |
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 Park Valley (historical): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 11 Roadcut | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottongim | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Collins Station (historical) | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Bluehole | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lincoln | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Hima | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pigeonroost | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sibert | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Garrard | 3.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2543174. 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.