BlockGage, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wickliffe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42056. The Survey maps it on the Blandville quadrangle. It stands 476 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Blandville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Fancy Farm quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1977 USGS Blandville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Gage between 1998 and 2010, burning about 121 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 August 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROSS CROSSING |
| 7 March 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 November 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gage in 16 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF2) | Gage | $150,000 | This multi-county tornado crossed extreme southeast Ballard County on its way from Carlisle County to McCracken County. The tornado track passed just northwest and north of the community of Lovelaceville. The two primary structural damage areas were the crossing points along Highway 1837 west of Lovelaceville and Hamburg Road north of Lovelaceville. West of Lovelaceville on Highway 1837, there was major roof damage to a few structures, including a mobile home and a farm outbuilding. A well-defined path of broken and uprooted trees was also evident. As the tornado reached Hamburg Road, the first evidence of EF-2 damage became visible. A large portion of the exterior wall of a house collapsed, and there was significant roof damage to the house. A nearby farm outbuilding was demolished. A swath of snapped and uprooted trees crossed the area. Building debris was deposited well downwind of the damaged or destroyed structures. Four cows were killed. The tornado path widened quickly, reaching 300 yards shortly after exiting Carlisle County. Peak winds in Ballard County were estimated near 115 mph. The tornado then crossed into McCracken County, where the majority of the damage path was located. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gage | $100,000 | On a local farm, a horse barn, tobacco barn, corn crib, and a semi were destroyed. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Gage | $50,000 | Flash flooding washed out portions of several county roads. |
| April 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Gage | $25,000 | A short-lived tornado occurred along Highway 286. The most severe damage was to a residence located along Highway 286, which suffered significant shingle, gutter, and fascia damage. There was also damage to an air conditioning unit and an attached porch. Several large tree limbs were also downed by the tornado in the vicinity of the residence. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gage | $15,000 | A roof was blown off of a barn on Phelps Rd in Southeast Ballard County. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gage | $5,000 | Several trees were down in the Gage area along Highway 286. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gage | $5,000 | One tree and several limbs were down just off Highway 286 near the McCracken County border. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gage | $4,000 | Numerous tree limbs were down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gage | $4,000 | Downed trees were reported along Highway 286. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gage | $3,000 | Tree damage occurred off State Road 2532 near the McCracken County line. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gage | - | Observed wind gust at CWOP site EW0626. No damage was reported in Gage from this thunderstorm. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Gage | - | A brief tornado touchdown was witnessed by trained spotters and emergency management personnel right near the McCracken County line. The tornado touched down in open farm country along Highway 286. No damage was reported. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Gage | - | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Hail | Gage | - | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Hail | Gage | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Gage | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Crossing | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| New York | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Lovelaceville | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Ceredo | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Hinkleville | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Blandville | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Slater | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Kevil | 6.5 miles | 16 |
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 Gage | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5516825 | 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 492648. 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.