BlockFlat Rock, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Franklin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42134. It stands on Sharps Branch. The Survey maps it on the Franklin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1942 USGS Gallatin quadrangle1:100000
- 1951 USGS Franklin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Franklin quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Flat Rock between 2001 and 2010, burning about 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 February 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 October 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | STRINGER RD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flat Rock in 10 storm reports between 2015 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Flood | Flat Rock | 1 killed, $30,000 | A man drowned in a submerged vehicle near Flat Bridge on Kenny Perry Drive. High water covered the road and the bridge was closed. The man went around the barricades blocking the road. His car was found downstream. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flat Rock | $75,000 | The Simpson County emergency manager reported power outages to the city of Franklin. Power lines and poles were down. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flat Rock | $50,000 | There was structural and tree damage reported along Cal Harris and Lake Springs Roads. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flat Rock | $50,000 | The Simpson County emergency manager reported multiple power poles down along Tyree Chapel Road at Hendricks Road. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flat Rock | $45,000 | The Simpson County Emergency Manager reported multiple power poles down around Tyree Chapel Road at Hendricks Road. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flat Rock | - | A tree was down at the intersection of Rapids Road and Grace Road. |
| December 2019 | Flood | Flat Rock | - | The flood prone areas of Lake Springs Road and Gold City Road had to be closed. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Flat Rock | - | Between 12 and 24 inches of water was flowing over a low water crossing on Kenny Perry Drive. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Flat Rock | - | Kentucky state officials reported several roads closed in the county due to high water. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Flat Rock | - | A trained spotter reported hail, approximately 1.25 inches in diameter. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Spring (historical) | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Geddes | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Peden Mill | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Franklin | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Schweizer | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Round Pond (historical) | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Black Jack Road (historical) | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Grove (historical) | 4.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508007. 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.