BlockDanby, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Russellville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42276. It lies near Wildcat Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Lewisburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1951 USGS Lewisburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Danby between 2001 and 2014, burning about 150 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOGAN RAILROAD |
| 19 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HINTON |
| 23 March 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | EPLEY STATION |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 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 Danby: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Flagstone Company Quarry | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Danby in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Lightning | Danby | 1 killed, 1 hurt | A 16 year old Amish girl was struck in the head and killed by lightning while working in a field. She was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danby | - | Trees were down off of Newtown Road. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Danby | - | At approximately 9:55 PM CDT on May 16, 2025, a|tornado touched down on Lewisburg Rd, just to the east of US|Highway 431. The tornado touched down as an EF-0, producing minor|tree damage to a residence on Lewisburg Road. It continued eastward|rapidly, crossing Hidden Valley Road and following nearly parallel|to Cates Bypass Road. It produced EF-0 damage to an outdoor shed|near a single residence on Newtown Road, tossing debris into a|field to the east. The tornado began to strengthen as it churned|toward W H Brown Road, which is where EF-1 damage was observed. The|tornado damaged a small metal garage structure, completely|lifting the entire roof off of the structure. As the tornado|continued eastward, it caused minor shingle damage to a single|home on W H Brown Road. Another 150 yards to the east, the tornado|caused more roof damage to a farm building, peeling off some|metal roof panels and scattering them across a field to the north|and east. The EF-1 tornado slightly strengthened as it crossed|the field, with an estimated maximum width of 75 yards as it tore|through another residence at the end of W H Brown Road. The tornado|reached its peak strength at this location and caused the|collapse of the exterior walls of a large farm building,|resulting in the structure falling in on itself. Next to the|collapsed structure, a small open-sided structure with a roof|slid on the ground an estimated 40 feet to the northeast from its|original spot. Another small farm structure next to the collapsed|building was completely destroyed as the tornado spun into the|field, but recent street view imagery revealed this structure was|once open on 3 sides, and appeared to be some sort of car port.|After spinning through the field, the tornado cut through a tree|line and crossed Town Branch creek. The tornado weakened to EF-|0 strength as it crossed a field and approached Concord Road. It|continued as an EF-0 as it crossed Morgantown Road near US Highway|68. Additional tree damage was observed just east of Morgantown|Road, but the tornado lifted shortly afterwards in a field between|the two major roadways. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danby | - | Trees were down. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Danby | - | Logan County Dispatch reported that several roads across the city and county were closed due to high water. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danby | - | Local law enforcement reported that a tree fell across Coopertown Road near Epley's Station. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kedron (historical) | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Concord (historical) | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Walnut Grove (historical) | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Russellville | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Epleys | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Cooperstown | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Bibbtown (historical) | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cedar Grove (historical) | 3.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507810. 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.