BlockCrenshaw, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the West Spencer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40071. The Survey maps it on the Waterford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1929 USGS Taylorsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Waterford quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Waterford quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Waterford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Crenshaw between 1997 and 2011, burning about 71 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARKWELL RD. FIRE |
| 2 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PORTER FIRE |
| 20 March 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 February 1997 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 October 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GREENWELL FORD RD. FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crenshaw in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Crenshaw | - | After touching down just west of US 150 (Bardstown Road) and damaging trees, the tornado moved east northeast toward Old Louisville Road. The tornado did the most damage to a farm on Old Louisville Rd. It knocked over a few silos and caused a barn to collapse in addition to damaging trees. The tornado continued northeast and did damage to an outbuilding and trees on Max Rouse Rd as well before lifting near the Salt River. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Crenshaw | - | High water flooded Delta Road. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crenshaw | - | The Spencer County emergency manager reported to the NWS that trees were brought down on Max Rouse Road in the southwest portions of Spencer County. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crenshaw | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Wilsonville | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Elk Creek | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Yoder | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Taylorsville | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Riverhill Farm (historical) | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Normandy | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Zion (historical) | 9.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507778. 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.