BlockStoney Point, Kentucky
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Smiths Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42171. It lies near Pilot Knob. The Survey maps it on the Smiths Grove 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
8 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.
- 1922 USGS Mammoth Cave quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1923 USGS Mammoth Cave quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Smiths Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Smiths Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Stoney Point (historical) between 2000 and 2014, burning about 120 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | NOAH BLEDS |
| 7 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HAYS FIRE |
| 6 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.2 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LITTLE KNOB FIRE |
| 19 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PIG ROAD |
| 7 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 21 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 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 Stoney Point (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Smith Grove No. 3 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Grove | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Hays | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Amos Farm (historical) | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Pondsville | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Little Woodland (historical) | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Oakland | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Tuckertown | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hydro | 5.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742813. 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.