BlockBeckley, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Northeast Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40245. It stands on Chenoweth Run. The Survey maps it on the Crestwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1932 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Beckley: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beckley in 8 storm reports between 2018 and 2026: 3 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beckley | - | There was a tree down on the 1800 block of Johnson Road. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beckley | - | An estimated 60 mph wind gust was observed off of Johnson Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beckley | - | A tree fell at a house on Bircham Road. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Beckley | - | The Parklands at Floyds Fork were closed due to flooding, with water over roadways in multiple locations across the park. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Beckley | - | Quarter sized hail was observed in northeastern Jefferson County. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Beckley | - | Highway 362 closed due to high water and flooding. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Beckley | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Beckley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Eastwood | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Avoca | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Eastwood | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| New Eastwood | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Boston | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Berrytown | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Woodland Hills | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Long Run | 3.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507470. 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.
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.