Crest, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Elizabethtown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42701. It lies near Tunnel Hill. The Survey maps it on the Elizabethtown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Colesburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Vine Grove quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Colesburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Colesburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Crest between 1999 and 2017, burning about 111 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SUNSHINE LANE |
| 28 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | N. DIXIE H |
| 7 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Crest: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 Fort Knox Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sandstone Roadcut | Silica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crest in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2016: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crest | - | A public report relayed by Facebook showed a large tree down near Kentucky 434. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crest | - | Local law enforcement relayed a report of one 8 inch and one 15 inch diameter tree branch downed about 5 miles north of Elizabethtown along Sheperdsville Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crest | - | Trees were downed on Lower Colesburg Road near HWY 62. Several traffic lights were out as well. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel Hills | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Indian Hills | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Elizabethtown | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Colesburg | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Long View | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Booth | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Younger Creek | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Rogersville | 6.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507780. 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.








