BlockBrent, Kentucky
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Newport-Fort Thomas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41076. It stands on Fourmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newport quadrangle. It stands 492 feet above sea level.
On record in Brent
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fort Thomas Military Reservation Districtlisted 1986 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1898 USGS East Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS East Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Newport quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Newport quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Newport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Newport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
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 Brent: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer Co Plant No 10 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brent in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brent | $1,000 | One tree was reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Brent | - | Moving water was reported on River Road. |
| February 2021 | Flood | Brent | - | River Road was closed due to high water. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Brent | - | High water was reported on Mary Ingles Highway near River Road. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Brent | - | High water was reported at the intersection of River Road and Route 8. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Brent | - | Very deep water was reported across River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winters Lane (historical) | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Fort Thomas | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Dodsworth Lane (historical) | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Highland Heights | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Reeses Settlement (historical) | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Crestview | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Cold Spring | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Southgate | 2.4 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q126123262 | 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 507579. 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.
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.