Epleys, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lewisburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42276. The Survey maps it on the Lewisburg quadrangle. It stands 676 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Lewisburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Epleys between 2001 and 2014, burning about 162 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOGAN RAILROAD |
| 19 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HINTON |
| 23 March 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | EPLEY STATION |
| 21 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HOUCHINS RD. |
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 Epleys: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frazier Hollow Prospect | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Kentucky Flagstone Company Quarry | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Epleys in 7 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Epleys | - | Wind gust measured at Mesonet station 1578W Logan Aluminum. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Epleys | - | Mesonet station 1578W Logan Aluminum observed a 65 mph wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Epleys | - | A couple of trees were down north of Russellville, near Highway 431. |
| February 2021 | Flash Flood | Epleys | - | Dispatch reported several roads have been closed due to flooding in the county. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Epleys | - | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Epleys | - | A large tree was blocking State Road 106 four miles south of Lewisburg. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Epleys | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Chapel (historical) | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Edwards | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Bibbtown (historical) | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Kedron (historical) | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Cooperstown | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Stewarts Ridge (historical) | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Danby | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Henrysville (historical) | 3.4 miles | 8 |
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 Epleys | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q24191627 | 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 491798. 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.



