BlockFrogtown, Kentucky
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the St. Mary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40033. The Survey maps it on the Lebanon West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1953 USGS Lebanon West quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Frogtown between 2001 and 2019, burning about 158 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SPENCER HAMILTON |
| 11 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HAZY DOWNS RD. FIRE |
| 25 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 October 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frogtown in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frogtown | - | There were multiple trees and power lines down in Marion County, including along Raywick Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downs (historical) | 1.1 miles | 8 | |
| Saint Charles | 1.5 miles | 6 | |
| Saint Mary | 1.5 miles | 6 | |
| Cherry Run (historical) | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Cissels Creek (historical) | 2.5 miles | 6 | |
| Stewarts Creek (historical) | 2.6 miles | 6 | |
| Miller Pike (historical) | 3.0 miles | 6 | |
| Loretto | 3.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508043. 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.