BlockWilliba, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the St. Helens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41311. It stands on Fraley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tallega quadrangle.
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 Tallega quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Tallega quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
130 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Williba between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,513 acres in total. None started naturally. 27 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRUSH CREEK ROAD |
| 18 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAVE BRANCH ROAD |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MULLINS PO |
| 28 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAVE BRANC |
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 Williba: 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Tunnel Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williba in 6 storm reports between 2005 and 2017: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williba | $5,000 | Trees were blown down and across Highway 2017. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williba | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down on Highway 2017 close to the Breathitt County line. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Williba | $1,000 | Water of an unknown depth was observed covering Blankey Branch Road. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Williba | $1,000 | Eight inches of running water was seen flowing across Blankey Branch Rd. near a residence. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williba | $1,000 | Power lines down. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Williba | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509375. 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.