BlockSmoky Valley, Kentucky
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Louisa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41230. It stands on Clayton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Louisa 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 24 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.
- 1903 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:48000
- 1913 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
194 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Smoky Valley (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,494 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 101 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 | 101 |
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | West Virginia Division of Forestry | TUG RIVER RD. |
| 7 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | SPRUCE BRANCH |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Smoky Valley (historical): 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busseyville Sandstone Outcrop | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Lick Creek Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Walbridge | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Louisa | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Torchlight | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Busseyville | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Five Forks | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Webbs Mill (historical) | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Deephole (historical) | 3.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2089998. 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.