BlockGrove Center, Kentucky
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Morganfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42437. The Survey maps it on the Grove Center quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1916 USGS Shawneetown quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Grove Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Grove Center quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Shawneetown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Grove Center between 2004 and 2011, burning about 101 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 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MANSION FIRE |
| 13 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 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 Grove Center in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 tornado. 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 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Grove Center | $20,000 | A long track cell produced its first tornado in Southwestern Union County on the afternoon of July 9th as an EF-1. The tornado touched down near the KY-270 and KY-492 intersection, then lifted just northeast of Grove Center. Minor to moderate roof damage to two homes occurred near Grove Center. Several large trees were uprooted and snapped along the path. Crops were severely damaged in the path of the tornado with large sections of corn flattened. Estimated peak winds with this tornado were 105 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harding | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Henshaw | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Spring Grove | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Hamner | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Shrote | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Olive (historical) | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Kern Orchard | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| The Rocks | 4.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 493430. 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.