BlockCory, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Grahn census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41164. It stands on Kiser Branch. The Survey maps it on the Grahn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1950 USGS Grahn quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grahn quadrangle1:24000
- 1970 USGS Grahn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
190 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Cory between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,544 acres in total. None started naturally. 30 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 | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 63 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHERYL ROGERS HOLLOW |
| 18 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FORT FALLS |
| 9 May 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 3298 |
| 5 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DEHART ROAD |
| 2 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cory: 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Fork Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Olive Hill Fire Clay District | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Unknown | ||
| Olive Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| V Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cory in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 tornado. 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 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Cory | $300,000 | A tornado briefly touched down in the Goose Creek and Grahn Fork vicinity, east of Olive Hill. Winds were estimated near 100 mph. Along the path, numerous trees were snapped off. Many of these trees were evergreen. A roof was blown off a manufactured home along Goose Creek. About a half dozen other homes had roof damage. Outbuildings and a car port were also damaged. Some telephone poles were snapped off. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Top | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Grahn | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Counts Crossroads | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Ross (historical) | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cold Springs (historical) | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Olive Hill | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Aden | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Clark Hill | 4.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507763. 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.