BlockSampson, Kentucky
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Cawood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40831. It lies near Howard Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Rose Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 26 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.
- 1887 USGS Jonesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Jonesville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1932 USGS Hagan quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1935 USGS Rose Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Rose Hill quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Rose Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Rose Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
102 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Sampson between 1995 and 2020, burning about 3,787 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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 | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRANKS FIRE |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAWOOD |
| 6 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Virginia Department of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sampson: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boones Path Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Grabill Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | 1.2 miles | 26 | |
| Martins Fork | 2.4 miles | 26 | |
| Three Point | 2.7 miles | 25 | |
| Yancey | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Liggett | 4.0 miles | 25 | |
| Bardo | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Stanfill | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Pansy | 4.3 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509005. 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.