Clarks Corner, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Edmonton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42129. The Survey maps it on the Sulphur Well quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Sulphur Well quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Sulphur Well quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Clarks Corner between 1999 and 2020, burning about 116 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SULPHER SPRINGS |
| 11 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | KNOB LICK |
| 26 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 March 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRENSHAW CASSIDY RD. FIRE |
| 19 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Clarks Corner: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarks Corner in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarks Corner | $3,000 | A supercell moved north of Edmonson bringing destructive winds and large hail. Estimated 70 mph winds destroyed a tool shed on Don Lyle Road. A portion of a home's roof was removed on Odell-Vanzant Road. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarks Corner | - | Trees were blown down along Knob Lick Road near Edmonton. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Clarks Corner | - | Parts of Knob Lick Road were under water. The time was estimated by the dispatcher. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Clarks Corner | - | Emergency management reported that numerous roads across the county were impassable due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechville | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| New Liberty | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Knob Lick | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Wisdom | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Cork | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Echo | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Edmonton | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Gascon | 5.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507708. 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.




