BlockDot, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Adairville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42202. It stands on Whippoorwill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dot quadrangle. It stands 522 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Dot quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dot in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dot | - | A tree was down on Watermelon Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schley | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Oakland (historical) | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Smithgrove (historical) | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Parson Campground (historical) | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Grove (historical) | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Keysburg | 3.5 miles | 6 | |
| Mosley Pond | 4.0 miles | 6 | |
| Ash Spring | 4.4 miles | 6 |
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 Dot | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5299353 | 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 491028. 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.
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.