Anton, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Madisonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42431. The Survey maps it on the Madisonville East 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.
- 1909 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Madisonville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Madisonville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Anton between 2000 and 2017, burning about 339 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | IKE |
| 3 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 2 FENCE |
| 30 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BLADELINE |
| 7 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BLACK CHOP |
| 17 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MEADOWLARK LANE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anton in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anton | 2 hurt, $80,000 | A mobile home was overturned and demolished. The occupants of the mobile home were slightly injured, receiving only scratches and bruises. The mobile home was not tied down. The outer wall of a nearby cinder block garage was pushed in. Shingles were torn off a neighbor's house, causing water to leak in. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Anton | $500,000 | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anton | $30,000 | A barn was heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds. The trusses of the 60 by 120-foot barn were damaged, however, the contents of the barn were not damaged. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anton | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Anton | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Flood | Anton | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Anton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fies | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Liberty (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| East Diamond (historical) | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Madisonville | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Grapevine | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Hanson | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Victoria | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Vandetta | 7.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507405. 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.






