BlockPiney Fork, Kentucky
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the East Crittenden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42064. It stands on Alexander Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 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.
- 1916 USGS Cave in Rock quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS Fords Ferry quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS Fords Ferry quadrangle1:48000
- 1925 USGS Cave In Rock quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Marion quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cave In Rock quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
9 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Piney Fork between 1999 and 2019, burning about 103 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 902 FIRE |
| 27 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LITTLE PI |
| 14 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 16 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FLAT ROCK |
| 27 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 December 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 November 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRAYNE CEM. RD. |
| 14 October 2007 | Smoking | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 October 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GOOD SPRINGS ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Piney Fork: 2 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Cobalt, Manganese, Nickel, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinson Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Prospect | 1962 | |
| Wallingford Prospect | Cobalt, Manganese, Nickel, Zinc | Occurrence | 1898 | |
| C.D.Chick Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Lucile Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill (historical) | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Blackburn (historical) | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Crooked Creek (historical) | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Tribune | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Crayne | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Marion | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Fredonia (historical) | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lilydale | 5.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508826. 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.