Tipton Ridge, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ravenna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40472. It stands on Rogers Fork. The Survey maps it on the Irvine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
119 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Tipton Ridge between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,090 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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 | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | CHESTNUT STAND |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FITCHBURG RD |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | HALE RIDGE #1 |
| 25 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FURNACE JUNCTION ROAD |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OIL WELL |
| 7 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SWEET LICK ROAD |
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 Tipton Ridge: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 52 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Tipton Ridge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitts | 0.2 miles | 12 | |
| Fitchburg | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Tipton (historical) | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cow Creek (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cobhill | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Millers Creek | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Watson (historical) | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Wilder (historical) | 3.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 516672. 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.




