BlockDonaldson, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Canton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42211. It stands on Craig Branch. The Survey maps it on the Canton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Canton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Hopkinsville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Donaldson between 1997 and 2017, burning about 185 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1999 | Smoking | 42 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DONALDSON |
| 8 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROCKY PINE |
| 8 March 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PORTER HOUSE |
| 4 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Donaldson: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Donaldson in 1 storm report in 2017: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Donaldson | $300,000 | The tornado formed a few miles east of Lake Barkley, then tracked northeast. The tornado lifted well southeast of Cadiz. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted, and one grain bin was destroyed. There was major structural damage to numerous barns. Many homes received minor to moderate siding or roof damage. Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove | 1.6 miles | 7 | |
| Cumberland Shores | 2.8 miles | 7 | |
| Barkley Shores | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Linton | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Canton | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Spring | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Spring Estates | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Shawnee Hills | 7.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507864. 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.