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Stone, Kentucky

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the East Crittenden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42064. It stands on Butler Creek. The Survey maps it on the Repton quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Stone within Crittenden County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

13 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Stone (historical) between 1997 and 2019, burning about 52 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Debris and open burning1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresKentucky Division of ForestrySINKHOLE PASTURE
21 September 2019Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCOWNA STORE ROAD
18 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
27 August 1999Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
9 April 2013Recreation and ceremony4.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCAULEY BROWN RD.
4 March 2017Debris and open burning4.5 acresKentucky Division of ForestryMT ZION CHURCH ROAD
27 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
23 March 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crittenden County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Stone (historical): 4 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Cobalt, Manganese, Nickel, Zinc, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Marion Mine & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Wallingford ProspectCobalt, Manganese, Nickel, ZincOccurrence1898
Memphis Prospect Area No. 6 MineFluorine-FluoriteUnknown
Memphis Prospect Area No.5 MineFluorine-FluoriteUnknown
Memphis Prospect Area No.7 MineFluorine-FluoriteUnknown
Memphis Prospect Area Prospect No.1Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Memphis Prospect Area Prospect No.2Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Memphis Prospect Area Prospect No.3Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Crittenden County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Mattoon1.4 miles23
Repton2.1 miles23
Hoods2.5 miles23
Baker (historical)3.2 miles23
Forest Grove (historical)3.8 miles23
Rosebud (historical)3.9 miles13
Nunn4.5 miles13
Cave Springs (historical)4.7 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743705. 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.