BlockBinns Mill, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the LaFayette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42236. The Survey maps it on the Caledonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1950 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Hopkinsville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Binns Mill between 1999 and 2010, burning about 266 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 | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | STIGED TAIL |
| 18 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 48 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 April 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 November 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 29 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COMPTON RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Binns Mill in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Binns Mill | $200,000 | An EF-2 tornado began in Trigg County, southeast of Cadiz, crossing over into Christian County at Newstead Rd. The tornado tracked eastward, shifting to east-northeastward near I-24. After crossing the Pennyrile Parkway and Fort Campbell Blvd, the tornado lifted at John Rivers Rd northwest of Pembroke. Damage to numerous homes occurred due to downed trees. Two homes were directly impacted due to the tornado winds, with roof damage. Many trees were snapped or uprooted. Several farm buildings were damaged. Peak estimated winds with this tornado in Christian County, and for the tornado as a whole, were 115 mph. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Binns Mill | $40,000 | Four large hollowed trees were blown down. One tree landed on power lines. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peedee | 0.5 miles | 8 | |
| Flat Lick (historical) | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Newstead | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Stephenson | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Bennettstown | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Herndon | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| LaFayette | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Church Hill | 5.8 miles | 9 |
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 Q122551198 | 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 507512. 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.