BlockCreswell, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Fredonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42411. It stands on Orr Branch. The Survey maps it on the Shady Grove quadrangle. It stands 407 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1909 USGS Providence quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Providence quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Shady Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Creswell between 1998 and 2019, burning about 103 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 902 FIRE |
| 4 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FARMERSVILLE ROAD |
| 27 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LITTLE PI |
| 26 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAMBELL |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRESWELL H |
| 9 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FARMERSVILLE RD. |
| 6 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Creswell in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2008: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creswell | $75,000 | A couple miles southeast of Farmersville, a barn was levelled. Nearby barns were damaged, along with roofs of houses. Trees were blown down, mainly across northern parts of the county. Several roads were blocked, including Highways 139 and 70 near Creswell. Power outages occurred. |
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Creswell | $25,000 | Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Much of the damage path was in forest inaccessible by vehicle. No structures were known to be in the path of this tornado. Secondary roads were blocked by downed trees. The peak estimated wind speed was 90 mph. The damage path ended in the vicinity of the intersection of Highways 293 and 1592. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creswell | - | Trees were blown down across Highway 1395 near Creswell. A trailer was damaged by a fallen tree. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Harper Ford | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Flat Rock | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Enon | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Quinn | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Farmersville | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Briarfield-Union Grove (historical) | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Smith Ford | 4.8 miles | 13 |
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 Creswell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690254 | 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 507782. 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.