Clover Bottom, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Sandgap census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40447. It stands on Long Branch. The Survey maps it on the Johnetta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1893 USGS London quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS London quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Johnetta quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
106 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Clover Bottom between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,925 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PINE GROVE CEMETERY FIRE |
| 7 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BEAN POLE FIRE #3 |
| 7 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PINE GROVE FIRE #2 |
| 7 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clover Bottom in 11 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 4 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | Flood | Clover Bottom | $10,000 | The flooding of low lying areas continues in the community of Clover Bottom. Water is rising, having gone up a few feet in the last 2 hours. There is now at least 1 to 2 feet over a roadway in the community (roadway unspecified). |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clover Bottom | $10,000 | A barn was destroyed along Highway 1955 by wind gusts estimated at 61 mph. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Clover Bottom | $5,000 | Water was reported over the road on Cave Springs Road, washing out the pavement and at least one culvert. Water also entered into the residential garage of the cooperative observer who lives on this road. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Clover Bottom | $1,000 | Flood water covered the intersection of Hwy 421 and Durham School road causing cars to stall out as they were driven into the water. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Clover Bottom | $1,000 | Highway 421 was closed near the intersection of Durham School Rd due to flooding. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clover Bottom | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Highway 1955 1 mile south of Clover Bottom. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Clover Bottom | - | The flooding of low lying areas continues in the community of Clover Bottom. Water is rising, having gone up a few feet in the last 2 hours. There is now at least 1 to 2 feet over a roadway in the community (roadway unspecified). |
| July 2018 | Hail | Clover Bottom | - | A Cooperative Observer reported penny sized hail near Clover Bottom. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Clover Bottom | - | A Cooperative Observer reported flowing water of greater than one foot in depth over Cave Springs Road and U.S. Highway 421 west of Clover Bottom. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Clover Bottom | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Clover Bottom | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill (historical) | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Durham Ridge (historical) | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Rice Hill (historical) | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Kerby Knob | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Morrill | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Eglon | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Threelinks | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Grove (historical) | 3.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 511418. 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.





