BlockSand Hill, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Tollesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41179. It lies near The Sand Fills. The Survey maps it on the Maysville East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1929 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Maysville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Maysville East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Maysville East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Sand Hill between 1997 and 2020, burning about 342 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CROOKED CREEK |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 10230 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 10105 |
| 5 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CABIN CREEK |
| 30 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2004 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 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 Sand Hill: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin Creek Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Maysville Kiln | Calcium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Fearisville | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Irwin | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cottageville | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Pence | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Covedale | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Poplar Flat | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Concord | 7.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509007. 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.