BlockBoydtown, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sadieville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40324. The Survey maps it on the Delaplain quadrangle.
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.
- 1939 USGS Sadieville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Delaplain quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Delaplain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Boydtown between 2001 and 2010, burning about 14 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BARN BURNER FIRE |
| 23 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 February 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Boydtown: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Iron, Strontium, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm. Davis Vein | Barium-Barite, Iron, Strontium, Sulfur | Past Producer | 1908 |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boydtown in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydtown | - | A house received roof damage that included a hole from a brick that fell from the chimney. |There were also trees down in the immediate area and minor damage to a barn door. The cost of damage is unknown. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydtown | - | A tree was reported down on Finnell Road near US 62. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Boydtown | - | The Local fire department reported 1 inch hail. |
| September 2011 | Heavy Rain | Boydtown | - | Over 3 inches of rain fell within a two hour period near Georgetown. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boydtown | - | The local police reported trees and power lines down near Cynthiana Road and Happy Lane. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Cranetown | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Muddy Ford | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Rogers Gap | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Delaplain | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Moon Lake Estates | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Turkey Foot | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Stone Hedge Estates | 4.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507567. 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.