Colesburg, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Elizabethtown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42701. It stands on Patty Branch. The Survey maps it on the Colesburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Colesburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Colesburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Colesburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Colesburg between 1997 and 2017, burning about 262 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 Colesburg: 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Fork Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colesburg in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Hail | Colesburg | - | Two inch hail was observed near the Hardin and Nelson County line. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Colesburg | - | Two inch hail was observed in the Colesburg community. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Colesburg | - | Quarter-sized hail was observed along US 62 east of Elizabethtown. Hail caused minor damage to a commercial greenhouse. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colesburg | - | Power poles and wires were down along Woolridge Ferry Road between KY 434 and KY 313. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colesburg | - | Trees down at the intersection of Stovall Road and Bardstown Road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colesburg | - | The public reported torrential rainfall and trees down in the road. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Colesburg | - | The Hardin County COOP Observer reported high water flowing across US Highway 62 northeast of Elizabethtown. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colesburg | - | Amateur radio operator reported a 56 knot measured wind gust. |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Colesburg | - | A swift water rescue was performed along Highway 583 at Younger's Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booth | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Younger Creek | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Crest | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Tunnel Hills | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Indian Hills | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Long View | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Elizabethtown | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| Rogersville | 8.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 489834. 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.








