BlockThree Springs, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hardyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42746. It stands on Mouser Branch. The Survey maps it on the Center quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Center quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Three Springs between 1999 and 2019, burning about 116 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FAIRVIEW CHURCH ROAD |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CENTER-THREE SPRINGS FIRE |
| 1 March 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 December 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 32 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JEFFERIES CEMT RD |
| 12 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 October 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUCK WILLIAMS ROAD |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeGrande | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Seymour | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pascal | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Whickerville | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Rex | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Uno | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Monroe | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bunnell Crossing | 5.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 505244. 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.