Futrell, Kentucky
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Paducah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42001. It stands on Crooked Creek. The Survey maps it on the Paducah West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 22 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.
- 1926 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Paducah West quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Paducah West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Paducah West quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
25 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Futrell between 1997 and 2014, burning about 103 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SOUTH FRIE |
| 6 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FRIENDSHIP |
| 19 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BUSCLAS |
| 2 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Futrell: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massac County Pit | Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Metropolis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Futrell in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Futrell | $15,000 | Power lines were downed onto a firetruck at Levin and Park Avenue in Paducah. Three telephone poles were down on Park Avenue near Noble Park. The time was estimated from radar. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Futrell | - | Flash flooding closed several roads in McCracken County. Kentucky 1255 was closed at the 1 to 2 mile marker, just west of the Kentucky 450 intersection. Kentucky 994 was closed at the 5.5 to 5.7 mile markers at the Kentucky 1410 intersection, due to flooding of Champion Creek. Kentucky 1410 was closed near Champion Creek from the 3.2 to 3.7 mile marker. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Futrell | - | Water was partially over U.S. Highway 62 on the west side of Paducah. Fast-moving floodwater from Champion Creek was flowing over Highway 994. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Futrell | - | Wind gusts estimated up to 70 mph were observed at Exit #7 of Interstate 24. |
| March 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Futrell | - | A funnel cloud was reported at exit #11 of interstate 24. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Futrell | - | Water was flowing across a main city street in five places. Flash flooding was reported on numerous other roads and city streets. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Futrell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Concord | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| High Point | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Maxon | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Hinkleville | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Avondale Heights | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Pleasant Grove (historical) | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Langs (historical) | 2.8 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122560259 | 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 508055. 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.













