BlockColby, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Winchester census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40391. It lies near Spring Hill. The Survey maps it on the Ford quadrangle.
On record in Colby
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Colby Tavernlisted 1979 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1892 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Ford quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colby in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colby | - | Trees were blown down on Colby Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tebbs | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Old Pine Grove | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Becknerville | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Shala-Mar Estates (historical) | 2.4 miles | 7 | |
| Rockwell Village (historical) | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| Wayland Heights Addition (historical) | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Judianne Estates (historical) | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Verna Hills (historical) | 2.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507727. 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.
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.