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Sand Springs, Kentucky

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the McKee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40447. It lies near Hurd Spring Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Alcorn quadrangle.

Sand Springs within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

191 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Sand Springs between 1992 and 2019, burning about 6,211 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 119 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/incendiarism119
Debris and open burning41
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Recreation and ceremony7
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresDaniel Boone National ForestGRENADE
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestLOWER DRY FORK
2 September 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresDaniel Boone National ForestCARLTON ROAD #2
23 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestHARRISON CEMETERY
18 August 1999Debris and open burning5.0 acresDaniel Boone National ForestBRUSHY RIDGE
11 July 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestME CRAZY
10 July 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestSMOKING MAPLE
8 June 1999Debris and open burning3.0 acresDaniel Boone National ForestSPICE LICK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sand Springs: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Platinum, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Platinum, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
J.W.Miller ProspectZinc, Lead, Platinum, SilverProspect
Rose ProspectLead, Platinum, ZincProspect

Every working recorded in Jackson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Foxtown1.6 miles13
Brazil2.2 miles15
Fairview (historical)2.3 miles13
Chestnut Flat (historical)2.7 miles15
Salt Rock (historical)2.7 miles13
Blanton Flats3.0 miles15
Alcorn3.6 miles15
Drip Rock3.7 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 515229. 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.