BlockBattle, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Springfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40330. It stands on East Fork Glens Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cardwell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Cardwell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Battle in 4 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Battle | - | A water rescue was performed for a person whose vehicle became trapped in flood waters along East Fork Road near Mackville. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Battle | - | A tree was blown down over the road. Dime sized hail was also observed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Battle | - | Trees down on Rush Run Lane. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Battle | - | There was a tree down on Rush Run Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Grove (historical) | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Cardwell | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Jenkinsville | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Mackville | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Willisburg | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Sharpsville | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Tablow | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Thompsonville | 6.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507462. 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.
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.