BlockBerlin, Kentucky
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Foster census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41004. The Survey maps it on the Berlin quadrangle. It stands 968 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Berlin quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Berlin in 2002, burning about 11 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 February 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berlin in 6 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Berlin | $70,000 | The tornado touched down initially near Haley Ridge Road and lifted before crossing Willow Lennoxburg Road. The tornado destroyed a garage, snapped a power line pole, and caused heavy damage to a barn. Several two by fours from the barn were driven one to two feet into the ground. At the end of the tornadoes path, the damage consisted of numerous medium sized trees snapped. The damage associated with the barn showed evidence of rotation. Based on damage observed, the maximum wind speed of this tornado was estimated at 85 miles per hour. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $40,000 | Roof and siding damage was reported to multiple homes. Also some sheds and barns were damaged. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $7,000 | Several trees and power lines were knocked down near the intersection of Salem Ridge Road and Justin Drive. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $6,000 | Trees downed, some into power lines. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Berlin | $5,000 | High water closed several roads throughout the county. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berlin | $3,000 | Several trees were knocked down on Mc Clanahan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow | 2.1 miles | 6 | |
| Cumminsville | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Powersville | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Neave | 3.9 miles | 6 | |
| Bladeston | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Johnsville | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Woolcott | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Lenoxburg | 4.7 miles | 6 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Berlin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q821190 | 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 486907. 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.