BlockWest Denniston, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Frenchburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40322. It lies near Betty Gap Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Scranton 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
6 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of West Denniston (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 166 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | AMOS RIDGE |
| 4 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WELLINGTON RD |
| 29 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 April 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | MORGAN HOLLOW |
| 18 April 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOLAN BRANCH RD |
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 West Denniston (historical): 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.W. Walker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariba | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Laurel Grove (historical) | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Botts (historical) | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Denniston | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wellington | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| McCausey Ridge (historical) | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Trimble Bend (historical) | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Frenchburg | 3.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2400818. 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.