BlockColville, Kentucky
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Cynthiana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41031. The Survey maps it on the Millersburg quadrangle. It stands 889 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1953 USGS Millersburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
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 Colville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Veins | Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colville in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Hail | Colville | - | One inch hail was reported along Kentucky 392, east of Cynthiana. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colville | - | There was a tree down at Shady Nook Pike and Shaw Lane. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colville | - | The Harrison County emergency manager reported trees down across KY 1940 near Eals Lane. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colville | - | Emergency Dispatch reported several trees downed near Wornall Lane, which is just to the west of Colville. |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Colville | - | The intersection of Shadynook Pike and Shaw Lane was flooded, and the roads were closed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Shop (historical) | 1.9 miles | 6 | |
| Cynthiana | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Venus | 5.4 miles | 6 | |
| Buena Vista | 5.4 miles | 6 | |
| Lair | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Belmont | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Cedar Brook | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Sylvandell | 6.3 miles | 6 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Colville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5150281 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507735. 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.
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.