BlockSand Springs, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Mount Vernon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40456. It lies near Marlow Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Mount Vernon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1893 USGS London quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS London quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Sand Springs between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,170 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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 | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHIPPER-O-WILL LANE |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 Sand Springs: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mullins Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hansford | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Wabd | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Wellhope | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Level Green | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Spiro | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Vernon | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Burr | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Maretburg | 4.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 515230. 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.