BlockDavella, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Inez census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41214. It stands on McGinnis Branch. The Survey maps it on the Inez quadrangle. It stands 692 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Inez quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Inez quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Inez quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Inez quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
213 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Davella between 1997 and 2020, burning about 11,621 acres in total. None started naturally. 47 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 99 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SALTWELL B |
| 18 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TRACE FORK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Davella in 9 storm reports between 2000 and 2014: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Davella | $1,000 | Flood waters entered two homes and several garages in Davella. Several heating and cooling units at residences in the area were destroyed by the flood waters. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davella | $1,000 | One tree was blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts on Davella Road near Route 3. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davella | - | This report was made by the FAA at Prestonsburg Airport. Wind damage to roofs of 2 hangers was reported. One hanger lost half its roof while the other lost a section off the roof. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davella | - | A 59 mph wind gust was measured by the KSJS AWOS at the Big Sandy Regional Airport. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Davella | - | Flooding occurred along Rockcastle Creek downstream of Davella between 9 am and 3 pm. Rockcastle experienced rises throughout the day due to runoff from heavy rainfall earlier that morning. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Davella | - | Quickly rising water surrounded a trailer in Davella. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davella | - | A wind gust of 61 mph was measured at the Big Sandy RAWS station at the Big Sandy Regional Airport. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Davella | - | Hail occurred at the Big Sandy Airport. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davella | - | Emergency officials reported trees down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
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.
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 Davella | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5230202 | 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 507815. 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.