BlockGascon, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Edmonton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42129. It lies near Roach Hollow. The Survey maps it on the East Fork quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 East Fork quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS East Fork quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Gascon between 2000 and 2020, burning about 147 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JERKINS FIRE |
| 9 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | KNOB LICK |
| 9 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SLATER FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gascon in 7 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gascon | $3,000 | The Metcalfe county Emergency Manager reported several trees down across eastern Metcalfe county. There was structural damage reported to one house. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gascon | - | A tree was blown down into the road near the intersection of US Route 68 and A H Boston Road. Another tree was reported down near the intersection of Columbia Road and Mosby Ridge Road. |
| December 2019 | Flood | Gascon | - | Multiple county roads and state highways were closed due to standing water throughout the county. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gascon | - | The Metcalfe County emergency manager reported several trees down and damage to houses. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Gascon | - | Golf ball sized hail covered the ground. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gascon | - | A barn was damaged and trees were downed. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gascon | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Edmonton | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Cedar Flats | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Curtis | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Beechville | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Cofer | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Clarks Corner | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| New Liberty | 6.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508073. 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.