BlockArista, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Campbellsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42718. The Survey maps it on the Campbellsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Arista between 1999 and 2019, burning about 98 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | M&R LANE FIRE |
| 27 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JIM BROWN |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARTIN ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arista in 8 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arista | $20,000 | County officials reported that severe thunderstorm winds brought down power lines onto a house in north central Taylor County. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arista | $20,000 | Barns were blown down. The roof was blown off a metal building. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arista | - | Scattered wind damage was observed on the east side of Campbellsville. A few trees were blown down, fencing was blown over, and there was some shingle damage to a roof at a home on Franklin Road. Nearby KAAS reported at least 20 minutes of winds around 50 mph. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Arista | - | It was reported that 10-12 Inches of water was covering 3211, Palestine Road in Campbellsville. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arista | - | Dispatch reported trees down near Bear Track Road and Palestine Road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arista | - | A tree fell across Reids Chapel Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arista | - | A trained spotter reported that a tree fell down across Sportsman Lake Road due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Arista | - | Palestine Road became impassable due to high water over the roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellsville | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| South Campbellsville | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Wooleyville | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Acton | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Spurlington | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Elk Horn | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Atchison | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Sweeneyville | 5.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507411. 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.