BlockSharps, Kentucky
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Shepherdsville Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40165. It lies near Joyce Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Valley Station quadrangle. 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
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1909 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1912 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Sharps (historical) between 1997 and 2016, burning about 512 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.9 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHIP FIRE |
| 1 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | POINTE BLVD FIRE |
| 5 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOP HILL |
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 Sharps (historical): 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Cement Division | Stone | Producer | ||
| Kosmosdale Pit | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olivet (historical) | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Cupio | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Barrallton | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Stites | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Bullitt Lick (historical) | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Sunnyside (historical) | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Katharyn | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Oak Grove | 6.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742449. 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.