Arthur, Kentucky
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Brownsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42210. It lies near Brooks Knob. The Survey maps it on the Rhoda quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 23 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.
- 1922 USGS Mammoth Cave quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1923 USGS Mammoth Cave quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rhoda quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Rhoda quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Arthur between 1999 and 2011, burning about 36 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | LITTLE FIR |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OAK GROVE CHURCH FIRE |
| 4 April 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | BLUFFS01 |
| 16 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | TAURUS |
| 13 April 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | WET PRONG |
| 26 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.1 acres | Mammoth Cave National Park | BUFFALO FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Arthur: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Prospect Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arthur in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2019: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $20,000 | Part of a storage building's roof was blown off. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | The public reported trees down on Highway 70 near Mammoth Cave National Park blocking both sides. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Emergency manager reported trees down on Brooks Knob Lookout Tower Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoda | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Brownsville | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Pig | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Chalybeate | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Elko | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Cedar Spring | 4.6 miles | 24 | |
| Ollie | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Mammoth Cave | 5.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507417. 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.
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.







