BlockThornton Gap, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Whitesburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41855. The Survey maps it on the Mayking quadrangle.
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
- 1913 USGS Oven Fork quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Mayking quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Mayking quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
256 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 256 fires within 5 miles of Thornton Gap between 1997 and 2020, burning about 6,904 acres in total. None started naturally. 44 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 | 135 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOVES BRANCH |
| 9 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RHODES BRANCH |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | NEON HAYMOND |
| 12 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucastown | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Polly | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Thornton | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Democrat | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Craftsville (historical) | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Camp Branch (historical) | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Deane | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Farraday | 2.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509625. 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.