BlockUpper Cumberland, Kentucky
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Eolia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40826. It stands on Roberts Branch. The Survey maps it on the Flat Gap quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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
- 1912 USGS Pound quadrangle1:48000
- 1912 USGS Pound quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Pound quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Flat Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Flat Gap quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
64 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Upper Cumberland (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 4,327 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BOTTOM FORK |
| 6 May 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Virginia Department of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Upper Cumberland (historical): 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Lewis Sandpit | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Pine Mountain Gap Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Whitesburg Mill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Whitesburg Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eolia | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Oven Fork | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ermine | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Bottom Fork (historical) | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Mayking | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Crafts Colly (historical) | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sergent | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Whitesburg | 5.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2336226. 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.