BlockTygarts Valley, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Tygarts Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41141. It stands on Leatherwood Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tygarts Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1950 USGS Tygarts Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Tygarts Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
84 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Tygarts Valley between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,689 acres in total. None started naturally. 22 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Tygarts Valley: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Mines | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dupuy Clay Strip Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jordan Clay Strip Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Messer Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ramey Zorne Branch Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Strickland Tract Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wesley Corn Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Wilburn Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Womack Mine | Clay | Past 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122562023 | 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 509255. 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.