BlockBreckinridge, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Berry West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41031. It stands on North Fork Twin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Breckinridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1929 USGS Cynthiana quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Cynthiana quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Breckinridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Breckinridge between 2000 and 2020, 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 | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RAVEN CREEK |
| 29 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Breckinridge: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthiana Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Breckinridge in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2013: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Breckinridge | $100,000 | A storm survey confirmed that an EF-1 tornado damaged numerous barns, garages and outbuildings along Dutch Chapel Road. Two homes along this road had significant roof damage. This area of concentrated damage was embedded in a much wider area of lighter damage caused by straight line winds across northern Harrison County. Residents along Dutch Chapel Road reported popping ears and a roaring noise embedded within driving rain and gusty winds associated with a squall line. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckinridge | - | One tree was reported down in Renaker. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak (historical) | 2.6 miles | 7 | |
| Renaker | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Garnett | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Poindexter | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Robinson | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Rutland | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Connersville | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Belmont | 5.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507578. 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.