BlockSmith Ford, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It lies in ZIP code area 42445. It stands on Reed Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dalton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Providence quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Providence quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Smith Ford between 1997 and 2014, burning about 287 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FARMERSVILLE ROAD |
| 27 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LITTLE PI |
| 26 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRESWELL H |
| 9 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FARMERSVILLE RD. |
| 6 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utley Ford | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Tom Gray Ford | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Shady Grove (historical) | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Quinn | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Baldwin Ford | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Harper Ford | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Fryer | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Creswell | 4.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509084. 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.