Calloway Crossing, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Irvine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40336. It stands on White Oak Creek. The Survey maps it on the Panola quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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 Richmond quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Panola quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
144 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Calloway Crossing between 1994 and 2016, burning about 2,264 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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 | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | CHESTNUT STAND |
| 17 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Natural | 70 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Calloway Crossing: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 851 Shalw Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Possum Run Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calloway Crossing in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Calloway Crossing | $5,000 | Water was flowing into the Estill County library. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calloway Crossing | - | Trees were reported down along Sandhill Road near Irvine. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calloway Crossing | - | A tree was reportedly blown down in the backyard or a residence near West Irvine. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calloway Crossing | - | Local Emergency Management officials reported multiple trees down, stretching from west of Irvine to near Pitts. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Calloway Crossing | - | Quail Run Road and Walling Road were impassable and closed due to flooding. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Calloway Crossing | - | Several roads across the county were closed due to flooding. The list included Eades Drive, Walton Road, Sub Station Road, Dry Branch Road, and Blackburn Road. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Calloway Crossing | - | One inch hail fell in Sandhill. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stump (historical) | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Grove (historical) | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Sand Hill (historical) | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Old Witt School Neighborhood (historical) | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Witt Springs | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| North Irvine | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| West Irvine | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sweet Lick (historical) | 2.1 miles | 12 |
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 Q122595969 | 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 507639. 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.






