BlockSylvester, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Hindman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41844. It lies near Trace Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Kite 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
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1890 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1912 USGS Hindman quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Hindman quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Kite quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Kite quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
346 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 346 fires within 5 miles of Sylvester (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 17,425 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 67 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 | 158 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 81 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Nealy | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Pippa Passes | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Top | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| May | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Omaha | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hollybush | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Martinsville (historical) | 3.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2120750. 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.