Pleasant Grove, Kentucky
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the South Crittenden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42078. It lies near Cave Hill. The Survey maps it on the Salem 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
14 surveys from 21 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 Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000, 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
18 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Grove (historical) between 1999 and 2014, burning about 115 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MIDWAY RD. |
| 9 February 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 February 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ALLEY LANE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 85 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 85 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Grove (historical): 44 past producers, 21 prospects, 8 unknowns, 7 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givens Prospect | Zinc, Nickel, Manganese, Cobalt, Diatomite | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Hickory Cane Mine | Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Columbia Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| K.K.Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| La Rue | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1933, 1934 | |
| Moore Hill Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Producer | 1900 | |
| Babb Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1899 | |
| Dike - Eaton Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1900 | |
| Wright Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Davenport | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1918, 1925 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Grove (historical) | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Blooming Rose (historical) | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Sheridan | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Levias | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Siloem (historical) | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Union (historical) | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Midway | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| New Salem | 3.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743699. 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.













