Zoneton, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Shepherdsville Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40165. It stands on Tanyard Branch. The Survey maps it on the Brooks quadrangle. It stands 541 feet above sea level.
On record in Zoneton
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.
Brooks, Solomon Neill Houselisted 1980 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Zoneton between 1997 and 2013, burning about 120 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOHNSON HO |
| 12 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 May 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SKYVIEW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Zoneton: 5 producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Bloating Material. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherdsville | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Coral Ridge | Clay | Producer | ||
| Highway 61 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Bullitt County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Okolona Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sheperdsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Village | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hillview | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Hebron (historical) | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Hebron Estates | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hunters Hollow | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Fox Chase | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Brooks | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Gap in Knob | 3.7 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Zoneton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8073950 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507306. 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.









