Delaplain, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sadieville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40324. The Survey maps it on the Delaplain quadrangle. It stands 869 feet above sea level.
On record in Delaplain
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
- James Briscoe Quarterslisted 1983
- Ash Emison Quarterslisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1939 USGS Sadieville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Delaplain quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Delaplain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Delaplain between 2001 and 2010, burning about 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WOLF BRANCH INTERSTATE FIRE |
| 23 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 February 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Delaplain: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Strontium, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Vein | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Nally and Gibson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wm. Davis Vein | Barium-Barite, Iron, Strontium, Sulfur | Past Producer | 1908 |
Storms near this place
12 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Delaplain in 12 storm reports between 2001 and 2022: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaplain | $40,000 | Local amateur radio reported a business lost a roof due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaplain | $30,000 | A small barn was moved across a field in the Sims Pike area. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaplain | $25,000 | The Scott County Emergency Manager reported trees on power lines near the county Emergency Operations Center. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaplain | $20,000 | Amateur radio operators reported that severe thunderstorm winds resulted in a semi truck being overturned near mile marker 129 on Interstate 75. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaplain | $15,000 | Local amateur radio reported trees fell on a home. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaplain | $10,000 | The Scott County emergency manager reported a tree fell down on a car on Oxford Drive. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaplain | - | A 61 mph wind gust was recorded at the Scott County EOC. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaplain | - | It was reported that Scott County had numerous trees down county wide. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Delaplain | - | Broadcast media reported Burton Pike near Cincinnati Road was impassable due to high water. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Delaplain | - | HighwaY 25, Cincinnati Road, had water over the roadway. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaplain | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaplain | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranetown | 1.0 miles | 10 | |
| Moon Lake Estates | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Stone Hedge Estates | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Rogers Gap | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Oxford | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Boydtown | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Mallard Point | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Shiff | 3.4 miles | 12 |
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 Delaplain | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q15213540 | 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 490791. 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.





