BlockSassafras Ridge, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hickman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42050. The Survey maps it on the Bondurant quadrangle. It stands 299 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1939 USGS Bayouville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Bondurant quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Bayouville quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Bondurant quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Bayouville quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Sikeston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Sassafras Ridge (historical) between 1999 and 2012, burning about 126 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | EIGHTY ONE |
| 24 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | JACKSON HILL |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 November 1999 | Smoking | 7.0 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 Sassafras Ridge (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Pond (historical) | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bondurant | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Ledford | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Miller | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ash Log | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Mabel | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Tyler | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Anna Lynne | 4.0 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Sassafras Ridge (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14691210 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 502999. 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.