BlockSpaas Creek, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Stanton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40380. It stands on Long Field Branch. The Survey maps it on the Slade 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
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Slade quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Slade quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Spaas Creek (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,913 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 51 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | DOUBLE ARCH |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | HARVEST TIME |
| 3 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | PILLOW |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | AMOS RIDGE |
| 13 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | RAINBOW 2 |
| 3 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | RAINBOW POINT |
| 11 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | RUSH FIRE |
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 Spaas Creek (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Bridge Stone Co., Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortner (historical) | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Crow (historical) | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Old Lombard (historical) | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Upper Cane (historical) | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bowen | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Slade | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rosslyn | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Cat Creek (historical) | 6.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2420717. 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.