BlockPost Oak, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Russellville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42276. It lies near Luckett Knob. The Survey maps it on the Russellville 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
4 surveys from 9 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 Russellville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Post Oak (historical) between 2001 and 2011, burning about 342 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 230 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 November 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WATER TOWER FIRE |
| 23 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CITY PARK |
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 Post Oak (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russelville Kentucky Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Springs | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Walnut Grove (historical) | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Russellville | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Ferguson | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Whippoorwill | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Butlers (historical) | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Danby | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Gordonsville | 4.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743094. 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.