Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
“Oil Springs Methodist Church is a historic church at the junction of KY 580 and KY 40 in Oil Springs, Kentucky. It was built in 1893 and added to the National Register in 1989.”
Wikipedia article Oil Springs Methodist Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 36 National Register listings published here for Johnson County · listed in 1989 · 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 313 fires within 5 miles of Oil Springs Methodist Church between 1997 and 2020, burning about 8,290 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 68 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 | 116 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 89 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 68 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FALCON |
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOW BRANCH ROAD |
| 25 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SKATING RINK HILL |
| 20 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | VERN HORN DR. |
| 13 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 29 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MINEFORK RD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Oil Springs Methodist Church: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mjm Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shack Branch Shale | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Springs High School Gymnasium | under 500 feet | 1989 | |
| Salyer House | 3.1 miles | 1989 | |
| John J. and Ellen Lemaster House | 4.1 miles | 1989 | |
| Wiley Rice House | 5.0 miles | 1989 | |
 | David McKenzie Log Cabin | 5.3 miles | 1982 |
| Daniel Davis House | 6.0 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88003179 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Johnson County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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