BlockSpann, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Mill Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42633. It lies near Wright Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Monticello quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1911 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Spann between 1998 and 2016, burning about 829 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Spann: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spann in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Hail | Spann | $50,000 | Multiple pictures on social media showed baseball sized hail in Monticello. One such photo and stone was near the intersection of State Highway 3285 and State Highway 776. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steubenville | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Betsey | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Gregory | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Pueblo | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Monticello | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Touristville | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mill Springs | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Oil Valley | 5.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509101. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.