Sisco Chapel, Kentucky
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42064. It lies near Steep Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Salem 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
14 surveys from 21 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.
- 1916 USGS Cave in Rock quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS Fords Ferry quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS Fords Ferry quadrangle1:48000
- 1925 USGS Cave In Rock quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cave In Rock quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
21 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Sisco Chapel (historical) between 1998 and 2019, burning about 236 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FRITZ RD. |
| 25 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MIDWAY RD. |
| 17 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY1668 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Sisco Chapel (historical): 26 past producers, 13 prospects, 12 occurrences, 10 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Prospect | Cobalt, Nickel, Zinc | Prospect | 1901 | |
| Dike - Eaton Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1900 | |
| Columbia Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Davenport | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1918, 1925 | |
| K.K.Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| La Rue | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1933, 1934 | |
| Levias - Crittenden Springs Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Moore Hill Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Producer | 1900 | |
| Wring | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Prospect | 1947 | |
| Babb-Barnes Concentrator | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Union (historical) | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| View | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Levias | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| New Salem | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Siloem (historical) | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Crayne | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Crooked Creek (historical) | 3.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743704. 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.













