BlockAlonzo, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Adolphus census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42120. It lies near Long Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Adolphus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1928 USGS Adolphus (North Half) quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Adolphus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Gallatin quadrangle1:100000
- 1954 USGS Adolphus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Alonzo between 2002 and 2010, burning about 32 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 March 2002 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 21 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 February 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 February 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alonzo in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2013: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alonzo | $1,000 | A chicken coop was blown away. trees and power lines were downed. |
| March 2013 | Flood | Alonzo | - | The Allen County Emergency Manager reported that several roads in the town of Scottsville became impassable due to high water. These roads include Old Hartsville and Jefferson School Road. He relayed an unconfirmed report that a portion of Alonzo Long Hollow Road near state Highway 100 was washed away. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alonzo | - | Trees were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Roe | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Smyrna (historical) | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Clare | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Chapel Hill | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Eubanks Ford | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Fleet | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Red Hill | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| McElroy Ford | 4.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 485895. 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.