BlockShelly Knob Camp, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Williamsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40769. It lies near Shelly Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Williamsburg 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
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1890 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Shelly Knob Camp (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,779 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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/incendiarism | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | FUSTON |
| 9 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | LITTLE PINKIE |
| 9 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | BIG PINKIE |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FEATHER CREEK FIRE |
| 7 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 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 Shelly Knob Camp (historical): 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Creek-Jowl Mt Shale | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jellico Creek | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Ayers | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Bon | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Balltown | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Emlyn | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Savoy | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant View | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Mountain Ash | 5.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2710245. 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.