BlockPenns Chapel, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Sand Hill-Girkin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42101. The Survey maps it on the Bristow 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
8 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.
- 1922 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Bristow quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Bristow quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Penns Chapel (historical) between 1999 and 2018, burning about 134 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SPINKS CEMETERY FIRE |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 April 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | THE BRIDGE |
| 6 March 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 March 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Penns Chapel (historical): 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gully Clay | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Bowling Green Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bowling Green Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Girkin | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Anna | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Tuckertown | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Glenmore | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Sunnyside | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Smithland (historical) | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bristow | 6.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742807. 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.