Allendale, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Summersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42782. It stands on Brush Creek. The Survey maps it on the Summersville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Summersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Summersville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Allendale between 1998 and 2019, burning about 293 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MASON FIRE. |
| 8 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 125 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 March 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Allendale in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | $1,000 | The emergency manager reported that a small metal shed was destroyed. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Highway 61 was blocked by downed tree limbs. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | A few trees blew down in the Allendale Community. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Trees were reported down on Highway 61 near Allendale. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Power lines were reported down due to strong winds. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | Trees were downed. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Allendale | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allendale | - | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Hail | Allendale | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloyds Crossing | 0.9 miles | 10 | |
| Bloyd | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Coakley | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Lobb | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Summersville | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Gabe | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hudgins | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Wards | 6.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507387. 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.
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.




