BlockWheeler, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Trosper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40906. It stands on Wolfe Pen Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kayjay quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1952 USGS Davisburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Kayjay quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
132 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Wheeler between 1997 and 2020, burning about 7,901 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 34 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 | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 225 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GOLDENS CREEK |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GOLDEN CREEK STRIP |
| 16 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 June 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OLD MILL ROAD FIRE |
| 24 June 2014 | Natural | 80 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PUNKIN PATCH |
| 7 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayjay | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Warren | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Trosper | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| East Jellico (historical) | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Avis (historical) | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Brush Creek (historical) | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Davis Bend (historical) | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Artemus | 7.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 506523. 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.