BlockRed Ash, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Saxton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40769. It stands on Pigeon Roost Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jellico East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1890 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Jellico East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Jellico East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
166 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Red Ash between 1993 and 2020, burning about 13,370 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 66 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 66 |
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 May 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 700 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | HIGH CLIFF |
| 9 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 311 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CANE GAP FIRE |
| 9 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Red Ash: 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Creek-Jowl Mt Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Jellico Stone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Jellico Stone Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Saxton | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Lot | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Red Ash Coal Camp (historical) | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mountain Ash | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant View | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Packard | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Ayers | 5.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 514859. 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.