Blue Level, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bowling Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42101. The Survey maps it on the Rockfield quadrangle. It stands 755 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Rockfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Rockfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Rockfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Blue Level between 2000 and 2012, burning about 136 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 July 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MORGANTOWN |
| 6 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Blue Level: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blue Level in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Level | 3 hurt, $50,000 | One mobile home shifted 15 to 20 feet off foundation. Other mobile homes flipped over or were destroyed in the Petros and Browning community where three injuries occurred. Many trees were also downed. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Level | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a trailer on Morgantown Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Level | - | There were trees and power lines down. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Level | - | Trees were blown down along Windsor Circle, which also brought down power lines. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Level | - | Trees were reported down on Briggs Hill Road and Old Scottsville Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Level | - | Trees were down on Clarence O Dell Road off of Kentucky 2632. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Blue Level | - | A spotter reported quarter sized hail on the west side of Bowling Green. |
| January 2013 | Flood | Blue Level | - | The Public reported that water completely covered Morgantown Road just east of Briggs Hill Road. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Blue Level | - | Water was flowing over the road at Thames Valley Rd. and Veterans Memorial and at Robin Ave. and Jennings Dr. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Blue Level | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Blue Level | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springhill | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Memphis Junction | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Crestmoor | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lost River | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Browning | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Shawnee Estates | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Rockfield | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Barren River | 5.1 miles | 13 |
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 Blue Level | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690125 | 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 487525. 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.





