BlockEglon, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Sandgap census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40447. It stands on Rock Lick Branch. The Survey maps it on the Johnetta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1893 USGS London quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS London quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Johnetta quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
106 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Eglon between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,493 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 31 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | SAWDUST |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | DRY |
| 8 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PINE GROVE CEMETERY FIRE |
| 7 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BEAN POLE FIRE #3 |
| 7 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PINE GROVE FIRE #2 |
| 7 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eglon in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eglon | $10,000 | An amateur radio operator northwest of Loam reported a tree downed on a house on Red Spivey Road. Minor roof, window, and siding damage were all sustained. |
| January 2022 | Heavy Rain | Eglon | - | A CoCoRaHS observer 8 miles W of McKee measured 3.85 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period ending at 8am on January 2, 2022. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eglon | - | Trees were reported to be downed by strong winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove (historical) | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Sandgap | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Clover Bottom | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Threelinks | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Durham Ridge (historical) | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Bethel (historical) | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Loam | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Rice Hill (historical) | 4.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 512016. 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.
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.