Raceland Junction, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Wurtland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41144. It stands on Chinns Branch. The Survey maps it on the Greenup quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1926 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1926 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
210 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 210 fires within 5 miles of Raceland Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,791 acres in total. None started naturally. 42 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 | 78 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 acres | Wayne National Forest | WIND FIRE |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | JANIE FIRE |
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | HANGING ROCK SPUR A |
| 10 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 250 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11905 |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | SNAP 2 FIRE |
| 24 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Raceland Junction: 3 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverhill Plant & Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Bush-Corn Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hoods Run Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Mine | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Highlands | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Wurtland | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Melrose | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Raceland | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Worthington | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| West Russell | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Flatwoods | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Russell Heights | 3.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 501514. 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.










