Cannons Mill, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Albany census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42602. It lies near Duvall Valley. The Survey maps it on the Savage quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Byrdstown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Savage quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Savage quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tompkinsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Cannons Mill between 1999 and 2019, burning about 2,724 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HAY FIRE |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 90 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DEEP MINE |
| 5 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HUBBARD HOLLAR |
| 19 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 22 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 Cannons Mill: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bald Rock Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cannons Mill in 1 storm report in 2024: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Cannons Mill | - | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey and found a|tornado occurred on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. A small short lived|tornado started east of Albany along Central Union Road with tree damage along a tree line just east of Branham Road. The|tornado continued and left tree damage to another tree line|between two farms south of Central Union Road. A barn had|significant damage consistent with EF1 winds that was completely|demolished. The barn damage was sent in varying directions|consistent with a tornado. The tornado then continued toward|Branham Road where a residence had a two by four wood plank sent through|the kitchen window and tree damage at the home was in varying|directions. The tornado then lifted just beyond the residence|where no other damage was observed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikeview | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Concord (historical) | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Savage | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Jones Mill | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Albany | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bug | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Paoli (historical) | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hopkins (historical) | 3.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507645. 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.





