BlockBeulah, 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 42039. The Survey maps it on the Fancy Farm 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 Fancy Farm quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Fancy Farm quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1977 USGS Fancy Farm quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Beulah between 1998 and 2020, burning about 182 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DAVIS ROAD |
| 30 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Smoking | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GRUBBS ROA |
| 19 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Beulah: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcgary Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| S.S. Campbell Farm Prospect | Clay | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
13 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beulah in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 5 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 4 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Flash Flood | Beulah | 4 killed | A horse-drawn buggy carrying an Amish family was washed away at a low water crossing on a rural gravel road. Four children drowned when they were swept down a swollen creek. Reports stated that up to five feet of water swept the buggy away. The two parents driving the buggy and made it to safety, along with three children. Of the children who drowned, three were siblings and the fourth was a cousin. Three of the bodies were recovered within hours, and the fourth was recovered the following morning. The low water crossing itself was on the Graves County line, and the bodies were located up to 600 yards into Hickman County. The horse and buggy were located about 100 yards downstream from the road. The horse survived. The family was on its way back from making a phone call at a community phone shack used by the Amish community. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Beulah | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | $3,000 | Trees were down on Route 307. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down on Highway 307. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | $2,000 | A few trees were down, causing scattered power outages. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Beulah | - | Flood waters have closed Highway 307 from Highway 58 in Fulgham southward to the Fulton County line. Every State Highway across Hickman County now has water over it in at least one location, with the exception of Highway 239. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Beulah | - | Kentucky 307 was closed at the 14 to 16 mile markers at Little Joe Creek south of Kentucky 1748 and Beulah. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Beulah | - | Emergency response officials received many reports of water on roads in Clinton and elsewhere around the county. |
| November 2015 | Heavy Rain | Beulah | - | Water was over a couple of typical problem spots on state highways, including Highways 307 and 58. Signs were posted for motorists, and flagmen were deployed to slow down traffic. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Beulah | - | Water was over Kentucky Highways 307, 80, and 58 in spots. No road closures were reported. |
| April 2008 | Heavy Rain | Beulah | - | Water was over Kentucky Highway 307. |
| December 2011 | Flood | Beulah | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Beulah | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Old Cypress | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| New Cypress | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Nichols | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Spring Hill | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Bugg | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Fulgham | 7.9 miles | 10 | |
| Tar Heel | 8.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 487049. 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.