BlockPayne, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Sedalia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42066. The Survey maps it on the Mayfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Mayfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Mayfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Mayfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Mayfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Payne between 1997 and 2015, burning about 98 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 | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOSS DIRT |
| 14 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CURTSINGER |
| 12 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MACEDONIA CHURCH ROAD |
| 15 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Payne: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Ball 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Kentucky Ball Clay | Ball Clay | Producer | Kaolinite, Quartz |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Highland | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Stubblefield | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Sedalia | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Pryorsburg | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Wingo | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mayfield | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Cuba | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Farmington | 6.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508783. 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.