BlockTilford, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Daisy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41735. It stands on Jackson Fork. The Survey maps it on the Tilford quadrangle. It stands 1,709 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1916 USGS Cornettsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tilford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
117 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Tilford between 1997 and 2020, burning about 12,693 acres in total. None started naturally. 27 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 125 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LITTLE SHEPHERD TRAIL |
| 21 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 July 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BARK CAMP BRANCH- DELPHIA |
| 20 June 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SANDHILL |
| 7 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 190 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SAND HILL |
| 1 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 683 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LITTLE SHEPHERD TRAIL |
| 6 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 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 Tilford: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Gap Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hurricane Gap Sand Pit | Silica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delphia | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wentz | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Slemp | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Beehive (historical) | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Beech Fork (historical) | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Leatherwood | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Daisy | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Cornettsville | 7.2 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Tilford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7802133 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 515950. 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.