BlockWalkertown, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Hazard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41701. It lies near Holiness Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Hazard North quadrangle.
On record in Walkertown
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Memorial Gymlisted 2024 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1891 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1914 USGS Troublesome quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Hazard North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Hazard North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Hazard North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
715 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 715 fires within 5 miles of Walkertown between 1993 and 2020, burning about 31,188 acres in total. None started naturally. 151 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 | 241 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 233 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 151 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 65 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | STIDHAM LN |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHERIFFS COURT |
| 28 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 148 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 Walkertown: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch Gap Clay | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Buffalo Divide Shale | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allais | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hilton | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hazard | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Combs | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Woodland Park | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Darfork | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Lothair | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Airport Gardens | 1.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 506130. 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.