BlockColo, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Somerset census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42501. It lies near Happy Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Dykes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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
- 1952 USGS Dykes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Dykes quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Colo between 1995 and 2017, burning about 1,101 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | BURNT CAR |
| 22 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colo in 1 storm report in 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colo | - | Pulaski County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of KY-192 and Providence Road, northwest of Mt Victory. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meece | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Poplarville | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Ruth | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Dykes | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Northfield | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Drum | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| May | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Alcalde | 3.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 511477. 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.