Golo, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Farmington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42066. The Survey maps it on the Kirksey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1936 USGS Kirksey quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Kirksey quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Murray quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Golo between 1999 and 2017, burning about 154 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 | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GOLO ROADSIDE |
| 24 September 1999 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 70 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PRATHER RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Golo: 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Branch Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Backusburg Clay | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Kirk Ridge Clay Exposure | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Golo in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2015: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golo | $150,000 | East of Mayfield, thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn, blew a nearby mobile home off its foundation, and blew windows out of houses. Numerous trees and power lines were down. A tool shed was destroyed. The mobile home was moved about 4 feet off its foundation, and parts of the nearby barn that was destroyed were strewn across the highway and nearby fields. A local road was closed until an outbuilding could be removed from the road. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golo | $15,000 | A carport was blown about 200 yards. A 29-foot travel trailer was flipped over several times and landed about 30 yards away. Several large trees were blown down on adjacent farms. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golo | $8,000 | Numerous medium to large tree limbs and a couple of trees were blown down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Golo | - | Small tree limbs were broken at several locations northwest of Golo. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Golo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicksville | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Farmington | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Twin Oaks (historical) | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Clear Springs | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Mayfield | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Browns Grove | 7.9 miles | 10 | |
| Westplains | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| South Highland | 8.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 492948. 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.




