Cravens, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bardstown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40004. The Survey maps it on the Cravens quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1949 USGS Cravens quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Shepherdsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Cravens quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Cravens quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Cravens quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Cravens between 2000 and 2011, burning about 104 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHEELER FIRE |
| 10 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BARNES FIRE |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 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 Cravens: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson County Highway Dept. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cravens in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 2 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellwood | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| West Bardstown (historical) | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Bardstown | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Withrow | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Hunters | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bourbon Springs | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| South Bardstown (historical) | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Nazareth | 4.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507774. 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.







