Calvin, Kentucky
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Pineville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40813. It stands on Hances Creek. The Survey maps it on the Varilla quadrangle. It stands 1,079 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 27 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.
- 1886 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1903 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:48000
- 1927 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Varilla quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Varilla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Varilla quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1976 USGS Varilla quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
159 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Calvin between 1997 and 2020, burning about 7,131 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 27 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 | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TANYARD HILL |
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Calvin: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hana Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mayfield Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calvin in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvin | $25,000 | The Kentucky Department of Highways and local dispatch reported trees blown down from Calvin to Callaway along U.S. Highway 119. A home and vehicle were both damaged in Calvin as trees fell on both of them. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Calvin | $4,000 | Route 1344 was covered with water in most areas with some trees down as well. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Calvin | $1,000 | Yellow Creek left its banks and flooded Hwy 1534 near the community of Page Cutoff. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Calvin | $1,000 | Davis and Oxedine Roads were washed out due to flash flooding. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Calvin | - | Hwy 1344 near the Calvin community is impassable due to water from Hances Creek overflowing onto it. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvin | - | Dispatch reported multiple trees blown down along U.S. Highway 119 near Calvin. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvin | - | There were trees blown down along KY highway 987 one mile off US 119 on Brownies Creek Road three miles southwest of Miracle. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvin | - | A member of the public reported a measure wind gust of 64 mph in Calvin. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Calvin | - | A member of the public estimated that 1 to 1.25 inches of rain fell in Calvin along with penny size hail. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvin | - | Several trees were blown down in Calvin. |
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.
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.
| Wikipedia article on Calvin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30621982 | 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 488650. 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.














