BlockFarmdale, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Frankfort census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40601. It stands on Boone Branch. The Survey maps it on the Alton Station quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1922 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:48000
- 1924 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Farmdale between 2001 and 2019, burning about 11 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2019 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JIM BEAM |
| 16 April 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOVERS LEAP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmdale in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2018: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2018 | Flood | Farmdale | - | Avenstoke Road near the county line was closed due to high water from a creek. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Farmdale | - | Local law enforcement reported that several roads, including Old Lawrenceburg Road, Green-Wilson Road, Evergreen Road, and Jones Lane were all covered with 6 to 8 inches of water flowing over. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmdale | - | The Kentucky Mesonet site 7 miles south of Frankfort recorded a 60 mph wind gust. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmdale | - | A spotter reported large limbs downed by estimated 65 mph wind gusts. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmdale | - | The Kentucky Mesonet located 7 miles south of Frankfort measured a 51 mph wind gust. Local emergency management reported several downed trees across the southern portion of Franklin County. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmdale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scanland Springs Resort (historical) | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Evergreen | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Fox Gap (historical) | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Bridgeport | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Broadville Manor | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Big Eddy | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Gibbs Road (historical) | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Roberts (historical) | 6.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 491986. 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.