Eastwood Hills, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Brandenburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40108. It stands on Flippins Run. The Survey maps it on the Guston quadrangle.
On record in Eastwood Hills
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 within a mile 8 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Brandenburg Methodist Episcopal Churchlisted 1984 · 0.2 miles away
Edward Yeakel Houselisted 1984 · 0.3 miles away
Jones-Willis Houselisted 1984 · 0.3 miles away
Meade County Clerk Office-Rankin Houselisted 1984 · 0.3 miles away
Meade County Jaillisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
Richardson Houselisted 1984 · 0.8 miles away
Goff-Baskett Houselisted 1984 · 0.8 miles away- Brandenburg Commercial Districtlisted 1986 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1941 USGS Ekron quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Ekron quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Guston quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Guston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Guston quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Eastwood Hills between 2001 and 2011, burning about 83 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 | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MEADE-OLIN PARK FIRE |
| 2 April 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 9.0 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 Eastwood Hills: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 4 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lucas Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Neely Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandenburg | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| West Hill | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Brandenburg Station | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Doe Valley | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Ekron | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Johnstown (historical) | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Midway | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sirocco | 5.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 491526. 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.









