BlockPigeon, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Pikeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41501. It stands on Compton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pikeville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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 Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Vergie quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
271 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 271 fires within 5 miles of Pigeon between 1997 and 2020, burning about 12,740 acres in total. None started naturally. 65 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 | 94 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 34 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARION BRANCH |
| 7 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 90 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BILL KING HOLLOW |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 175 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RAYS BRANCH |
| 28 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 49 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pigeon in 2 storm reports between 2002 and 2006: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Pigeon | $7,000 | Heavy rains brought flash flooding the area. One to two feet of water was reported flowing over Hoopwood Branch Road and Island Creek Road. Two mobile homes had water surrounding them. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pigeon | $3,000 | Building collapsed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Little Dixie | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Mayo Village | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Kewanee | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Fords Branch | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Titan Siding | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Collins | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Crooked Creek (historical) | 2.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 500581. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.