BlockVerne, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Siler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40769. It stands on Patterson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Saxton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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 Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Saxton quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Saxton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
275 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of Verne between 1997 and 2020, burning about 16,113 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 63 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 | 147 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 265 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DINK RIDGE |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BETHEL |
| 9 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 63 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 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 Verne: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Creek-Jowl Mt Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Louden Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Verne in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2016: 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Verne | $1,000 | Verne Rd was impassable due to high water. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Verne | $100 | Fire rescue and dispatch reported flash flooding from near Verne to southeast of Lucky. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verne | - | Fire rescue and local dispatch reported several trees down, stretching from near Verne to Dixie. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dal | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Julip | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Dixie | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Yaden | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Suttons Mill (historical) | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Nevisdale | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Louden Coal Camp (historical) | 3.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 516181. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.