Harris Grove, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hazel-Lynn Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42071. The Survey maps it on the Lynn Grove quadrangle.
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.
- 1936 USGS Lynn Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Lynn Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Murray quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Harris Grove between 1997 and 2014, burning about 98 acres in total. 1 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 | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TAYLOR TRA |
| 17 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HONEY BEE LANE |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Harris Grove: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Clay Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harris Grove in 6 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harris Grove | $40,000 | Three houses and some outbuildings were damaged. Numerous large trees were uprooted. A barn door was blown off. Most of the damage was minor except for an attached garage that suffered considerable damage. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Harris Grove | $20,000 | A secondary road was closed due to heavy rain that washed away the road surface. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harris Grove | $1,000 | A tree was blocking Swan Road. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harris Grove | - | Several trees were blown down in Murray and near Harris Grove. |
| September 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Harris Grove | - | Amateur radio operators reported a funnel cloud. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harris Grove | - | A continuous damage path from straight-line thunderstorm winds began at the Graves County line and continued northeast, ending at the southwest edge of Murray. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, including some that landed on cars and one home. Light structural damage occurred to roofs, and shingles were blown off. Average winds in the damage area were estimated around 65 MPH, except 85 MPH near the town of Wiswell. Including the start of the damage path in Graves County, the length of the damage area was 11 miles. The width of the damage area averaged one-half mile. The damage area ended on South 16th Street in southwest Murray. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Grove | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Wiswell | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Protemus | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Bakers Crossroads | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| West Murray | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Stella | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Halfway (historical) | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Crossland | 5.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508197. 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.




