BlockBohon, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Harrodsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40330. The Survey maps it on the Cornishville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1905 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Cornishville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bohon in 2 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 death and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Bohon | 1 killed, 8 hurt, $15,000,000 | The tornado formed northwest of Harrodsburg as an F1 tornado. It moved east northeast and strengthened to an F2 as it moved to near Bohon Road. Between Bohon Road and US 127, high F1 to low F2 damage was observed. The tornado lifted east of highway 127 with no additional damage. A 29 year old female drowned when her mobile home on Bohon Road was blown about one hundred yards toward the Salt River. Forty homes in the area were damaged, and of these, 12 were destroyed. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bohon | - | A tree fell and blocked Cornishville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curry (historical) | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Jackson | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Oakland (historical) | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Talmage | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Cornishville | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Mayo | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Dunnlora (historical) | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Liberty (historical) | 4.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 487624. 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.
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.