Protemus, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hazel-Lynn Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42071. The Survey maps it on the Lynn Grove quadrangle. It stands 545 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1936 USGS Lynn Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Lynn Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Murray quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Protemus between 1997 and 2015, burning about 201 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.8 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FAIRBANKS ROAD FIRE |
| 1 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HONEY BEE LANE |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Protemus: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Ball Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Cooley No. 10 Pit | Ball Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cooley No. 9 Pit | Ball Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Farmington Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Dixon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Dixon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dixon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Grove | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lynn Grove | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Wiswell | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Crossland | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Bakers Crossroads | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Coldwater | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Stella | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| West Murray | 7.9 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Protemus | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14691122 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508880. 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.




