Chambers, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Patesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42348. The Survey maps it on the Pellville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1903 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Pellville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Chambers between 1999 and 2019, burning about 97 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OPEN PIT |
| 12 September 1999 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OAK ROAD |
| 30 March 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 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 Chambers: 2 unknowns. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannelton Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Lewisport Mine No. 3 | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
7 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chambers in 7 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Chambers | $40,000 | This tornado had intermittent touchdowns along a long track that began 7 miles west of Cloverport. It traveled in Hancock County for 6 miles before entering Breckinridge County 1 mile west of Cloverport. The tornado first touched down along Route 2181. Vinyl siding was removed from a home and small outbuildings were damaged. It then continued eastward, intermittently touching down and crossing Route 69. Four miles west of Cloverport, additional minor damage was surveyed to a group of homes along Route 2169. This tornado brought EF-1 damage to Hancock County. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chambers | - | A tree was down on power lines. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chambers | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Middle Knottsville Road and Storm Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chambers | - | Trees and power lines blew down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chambers | - | A tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2017 | Flash Flood | Chambers | - | The public reported flooding on Highway 2181 and the roadway was closed between mile markers 4 and 5. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chambers | - | Trees and power lines down |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goering | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Floral | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hawesville | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Weberstown | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Dukes | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Arrington Corner | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Scuffletown (historical) | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Patesville | 5.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507682. 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.






