BlockVanzora, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Benton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42025. It stands on Smith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oak Level 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
7 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.
- 1936 USGS Benton quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Oak Level quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Oak Level quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Oak Level quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Vanzora (historical) between 1998 and 2014, burning about 200 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TRACE CREE |
| 2 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PRATHER RD. |
| 21 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Vanzora (historical): 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Branch Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodall (historical) | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Harvey | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Level | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Valley (historical) | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Graves County Line | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Brewers | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Middle Fork (historical) | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Jackson (historical) | 5.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743739. 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.