BlockBowen, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Stanton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40380. It stands on Middle Fork Red River. The Survey maps it on the Stanton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Stanton quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Stanton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
65 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Bowen between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,630 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 51 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | DOUBLE ARCH |
| 3 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | PILLOW |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHARLIE LANE |
| 14 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | RAINBOW 2 |
| 3 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | RAINBOW POINT |
| 21 May 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 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 Bowen: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Bridge Stone Co., Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bowen in 30 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 12 flood, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | $5,000 | A citizen and local media outlet relayed a report of a few trees downed at Callies Lake and Campground near Bowen. A structure was damaged by one of these trees. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | $2,500 | Several large tree branches were blocking the east bound left lane of the Mountain Parkway near mile marker 28. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | $1,000 | Powell county dispatch reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Halls Branch Road and Campton Road, with a power line involved. Another tree was also blown down at the adjacent Martin Hollow and Campton Roads intersection. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Bowen | $1,000 | Three feet of water was covering Hwy 613 near Bowen. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Bowen | $1,000 | Highway 15 had a foot of standing water over it and Hwy 613 had 5 feet of water over it. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Bowen | $1,000 | Kentucky Hwy 613 was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Bowen | $1,000 | North Fork Rd was under water. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Bowen | $1,000 | Highway 615 had a foot of water covering it. |
| September 2014 | Flood | Bowen | $1,000 | Water was reported to be over Upper Cane Creek and Lower Cane Creek Roads in a total of four locations as a flash flood event transitioned to a flood event. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Bowen | $1,000 | Water was reported to be flowing over Upper Cane Creek and Lower Cane Creek Roads in a total of four locations with water still rising. As of 1225 am the county was working on closing the roads. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Bowen | $500 | Kentucky Highway 15 was covered with water in a couple of places east of Stanton. Additionally, overflow drainages became covered with water as they overfilled their capacity, including those as far southeast as Halls Branch Road. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Bowen | $200 | A citizen observed low lying flooding along Little North Fork Road in Bowen. |
| January 2025 | Flood | Bowen | - | KY-613 (Little North Fork Road) was closed between mile marker 0 and 0.5 due to high water, just north of Bowen. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | - | Multiple trees are down on KY-11 near the community of Bowen, along with large limbs up to 4 inches in diameter. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | - | A tree was reported down along Cane Creek Road (CR-615), northwest of Bowen and east of Rosslyn. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | - | A tree was blown down near 7000 Campton Road, just southeast of the Bowen community. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Upper Cane Creek Road and Punkin Hollow Road. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Bowen | - | A SKYWARN spotter reported water over Kentucky Highways 15 and 613 near Bowen. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | - | A Skywarn storm spotter reported a tree and large limb were blown down near Stanton. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Bowen | - | Halls Branch southeast of Stanton spilled out of its banks, resulting in rapidly flowing flood waters threatening Halls Branch Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | - | A tree was blown down and onto Upper Cane Creek Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | - | A small tree was blown down and onto Hwy 15 at the Cow Creek Road intersection. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Bowen | - | Highway 599 Cane Creek Road closed due to high water. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | - | Trees were downed resulting in power outages near Stanton. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | - | There were several trees down and structures damaged. Many roads were blocked by trees. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | - | There were power lines blown down. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Bowen | - | The hail was the size of golfballs. |
| February 2010 | Flood | Bowen | - | An NWS employee reported water over Highway 613 near the intersection with Highway 15 in Bowen. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowen | - | Numerous trees down. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Bowen | - | Highway 15 at the Bown North Fork cutover closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow (historical) | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Upper Cane (historical) | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Rosslyn | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Old Lombard (historical) | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Cat Creek (historical) | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Spaas Creek (historical) | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Campton Road (historical) | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Pecks Creek (historical) | 3.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 510864. 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.