Beelerton, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42041. It stands on Pond Branch. The Survey maps it on the Crutchfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1952 USGS Crutchfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Water Valley quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Crutchfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Beelerton between 1997 and 2016, burning about 739 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 500 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MURCHERSON ROAD FIRE |
| 16 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CORNFIELD |
| 15 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MOON BURN |
| 6 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRUTHFIELD |
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 Beelerton: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bards Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beelerton in 11 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 4 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Beelerton | $100,000 | This EF-1 tornado began with a cluster of damage along Kentucky 307 just south of Johnson Rd, including on Bizzle Road and Laine Road. Around two dozen trees were blown down, and a grain bin was destroyed on Laine Road. This was the strongest and widest portion of the tornado track. The tornado proceeded northeastward, with damage to a portion of a tree line south of Johnson Road. Large branches and smaller limbs were found on Rushton Road and Kentucky 1529. A tree fell on a house along Highway 1529. A large section of a tree fell onto a home on Wilson Road. The tornado appeared to have lifted shortly after crossing Wilson Road. Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph. |
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Beelerton | $60,000 | The tornado crossed into Hickman County from Fulton County, then crossed U.S. Highway 45 and the Purchase Parkway. Trees and power poles were snapped off. A barn was destroyed. Shingles were blown off houses. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. The average path width was 100 yards. The tornado then exited into Graves County south of Water Valley. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Beelerton | $45,000 | Several farm outbuildings sustained partial or complete loss of metal roofing. A carport was damaged. Some trees were down. Peak winds were estimated around 80 mph. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beelerton | $30,000 | On Highway 1529 just west of Highway 307, thunderstorm winds damaged a barn and took down a number of trees and tree limbs. A couple of small to medium-size trees were uprooted. A very large oak tree was snapped. One of the trees landed on a corner of a house roof, causing moderate damage. Part of the wall of a large barn or shed was blown down. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Beelerton | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beelerton | $10,000 | Wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph. Tree limbs and small trees were blown down. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beelerton | $1,000 | A tree was down over I-69 southbound. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Beelerton | - | Heavy rainfall with radar estimated 1-hr totals of 1-1.5 inch resulted in water covering a portion of KY-307 north of Fulton. |
| January 2020 | Flood | Beelerton | - | Roads that are typically flooded after heavy rainfall were closed. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Beelerton | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Flood | Beelerton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley (historical) | 0.4 miles | 9 | |
| East Beelerton | 0.6 miles | 10 | |
| Enon | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Fulgham | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Bugg | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Nichols | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Clinton | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Moscow | 8.2 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122562683 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507484. 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.




