Draffenville, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Calvert City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42025. The Survey maps it on the Briensburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Benton quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Draffenville between 1998 and 2016, burning about 197 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHISPERING HILLS |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LITTLE BEAR CREEK FIRE |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARSHALL |
| 27 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 June 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Draffenville: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briensburg Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| West-Of-Highway Clay | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
19 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Draffenville in 19 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | 2 hurt, $15,000 | At Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park, a tree fell on a vehicle with a person inside. Minor injuries were reported. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | $125,000 | A microburst with wind speeds estimated near 85 mph caused a three-mile damage path near Draffenville. A 24-by-30 foot garage was blown off its foundation, and its walls were partially caved inward. Two other garages sustained partial roof or siding loss. Siding was blown off an adjacent house. A vehicle window was broken. At least six other homes lost some shingles. Pieces of dock were blown around at a boat dock business. Several trees were uprooted. There were numerous broken limbs from dozens of trees. The damage path was up to 400 yards wide. The damage path extended from west to east, passing just south of Draffenville. The vast majority of the damage was near the intersection of U.S. Highways 68 and 641, where the garage was blown off its foundation. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | $20,000 | Trees were blown down across roads in rural areas. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | $20,000 | Numerous large trees were down, mainly in the central part of the county near Briensburg. A concentration of downed trees was reported in areas along Highway 58, especially from U.S. Highway 641 to U.S. Highway 68 in the Briensburg area. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | $18,000 | On U.S. Highway 68 southeast of Draffenville, a small building used as a car sales office was blown off its foundation. In Draffenville, wind gusts were estimated from 60 to 65 mph. Utility lines were down. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | $5,000 | Numerous trees were down throughout the county, including the Gilbertsville area. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | $3,000 | Trees were down. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | $2,000 | A couple of trees were blown down along two separate highways. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 68. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | $1,000 | An awning was torn off a trailer in Fairdealing. Gutters were torn off a house in Draffenville. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Draffenville | - | This golf-ball size hail came from the same storm that struck the Benton area. The hail swath proceeded northeast toward Gilbertsville. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | - | A spotter estimated a wind gust to 60 MPH. Along U.S. Highway 68, a large tree about 2.5 feet in diameter was snapped off four feet above the ground. |
| January 2000 | Flood | Draffenville | - | An off-duty weather service employee reported U.S. Highway 641 was down to one lane due to water over the road. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Draffenville | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Draffenville | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Draffenville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Draffenville | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Draffenville | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Draffenville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briensburg | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Scale | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Tatumsville | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Pugh (historical) | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bethel | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Palma | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Locust Grove (historical) | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Griggstown (historical) | 3.8 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 Draffenville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5304754 | 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 2632201. 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.







