BlockShady Grove, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Center census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42746. The Survey maps it on the Center quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Center quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Shady Grove between 1999 and 2019, burning about 374 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FAIRVIEW CHURCH ROAD |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CENTER-THREE SPRINGS FIRE |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 March 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FROGGETT FIRE |
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 Shady Grove: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Node | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Savoyard | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Knob Lick | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Beechville | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Clarks Corner | 8.5 miles | 10 | |
| Echo | 10.0 miles | 10 | |
| Cork | 10.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509038. 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.