BlockAlexander, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Piner-Visalia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41033. The Survey maps it on the De Mossville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1929 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS De Mossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS De Mossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS De Mossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Alexander: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Carntown Limekiln | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alexander in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexander | $1,000 | Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning View | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Kenton | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| White Villa | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Fiskburg | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Piner | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Visalia | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Atwood | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Staffordsburg | 7.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507383. 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.
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.