Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“The Bennett Hiatt Log House, near Renfro Valley, Kentucky, is a log house built in 1828. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.”
Wikipedia article Bennett Hiatt Log House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Rockcastle County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Bennett Hiatt Log House between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,383 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 33 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 | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHIPPER-O-WILL LANE |
| 17 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bennett Hiatt Log House: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockcastle-Garrard Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Mount Vernon Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mullins Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Lair House and Stables | 0.3 miles | 1995 |
 | Mount Vernon Commercial District | 2.3 miles | 1983 |
| Great Saltpetre Cave | 7.2 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84000394 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rockcastle County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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