BlockHalifax, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Settle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42164. It stands on West Bays Fork. The Survey maps it on the Scottsville 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.
- 1926 USGS Scottsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Scottsville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Halifax between 2010 and 2014, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOWER FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Halifax: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Halifax in 7 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Flood | Halifax | $75,000 | Numerous roads were closed due to high water, including two state highways. On Scottsville Road, the roof of a building collapsed due to the weight of ponded water. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Halifax | $15,000 | A barn along Ray Williams road two miles west of Settle was completely destroyed. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Halifax | - | Multiple reports of trees down in Allen County. Tree damage was observed along Halifax Road, Alonzo Long Hollow Road, Franklin Road, and Smiths Grove Road. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Halifax | - | There was wind damage to the roof of a barn. Half the roof was blown off. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Halifax | - | Trees were downed along Old Cemetery Road. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Halifax | - | Three or four roads across the county were closed due to high water. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Halifax | - | A couple of trees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey (historical) | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Raley Ford | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Yesse | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Settle | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Halfway | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| West Fork | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Allen Springs | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Gainesville | 4.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508161. 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.