BlockSaint Joseph, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Raywick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40060. It stands on Knob Creek. The Survey maps it on the Raywick quadrangle.
On record in Saint Joseph
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- St. Joseph Churchlisted 2010 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Raywick quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
32 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Saint Joseph between 1998 and 2020, burning about 406 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FINLEY RIDGE |
| 15 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ST. MATTHEWS |
| 5 March 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CLEAR CREEK |
| 5 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 March 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Saint Joseph: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Fork Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Bend (historical) | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Clear Creek (historical) | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Lagoon (historical) | 2.2 miles | 6 | |
| McElroy Pike (historical) | 2.5 miles | 6 | |
| Cherry Run (historical) | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Stewarts Creek (historical) | 3.2 miles | 6 | |
| Raywick | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Gilboa (historical) | 3.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508999. 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.