BlockClaypool, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Alvaton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42103. It sits by Cheechako Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Meador quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1926 USGS Scottsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Meador quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Meador quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Claypool between 1999 and 2010, burning about 100 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 November 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 November 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 85 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Claypool in 2 storm reports in 2017: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claypool | $75,000 | The public reported that severe thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted several mature trees which blocked Martinsville Ford Road, and damaged a wooden fence. There were also several outbuildings damaged. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claypool | $25,000 | The public reported trees down and houses damaged on Jack Johnson Road due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Motley | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Three Forks | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Greenhill | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Polkville | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Kepler | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Hardcastle | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Gotts | 6.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 489595. 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.
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.