BlockSilverhill, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Elkfork-Ophir census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41472. It stands on Stingy Fork. The Survey maps it on the Dingus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1889 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Dingus quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dingus quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Dingus quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
289 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 289 fires within 5 miles of Silverhill between 1997 and 2020, burning about 8,077 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 89 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 | 124 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 89 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 1260 |
| 21 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BORDERS CE |
| 6 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 22 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROCK LICK |
| 4 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BEAR BRANCH HWY 437 |
| 3 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 62 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MINE FK. |
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 Silverhill: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mjm Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shack Branch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Creek (historical) | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lost Creek (historical) | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lower Sandlick (historical) | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Upper Sandlick (historical) | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Ophir | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Mima | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Dingus | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Jeptha | 4.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509061. 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.