BlockHawkins, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Crofton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42215. The Survey maps it on the Dawson Springs SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1909 USGS Dawson Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1911 USGS Dawson Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Dawson Springs SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Dawson Springs SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Hawkins between 1999 and 2020, burning about 143 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2007 | Smoking | 60 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HARMONY GROVE |
| 6 February 2001 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 February 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hawkins in 9 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 | Tornado (EF2) | Hawkins | $1,000,000 | This EF-2 tornado touched down just east of the Trigg County line, then moved east-northeast across Highway 91. The tornado continued east-northeast across the Pennyrile Parkway just south of Crofton. The average path width was 100 yards. The tornado path was through farmland interspersed with woodlands. Sixteen barns were destroyed. Ten other barns sustained minor to moderate damage. Two homes sustained moderate damage. Ten tractors or farm implements were damaged. One farmer near Crofton estimated damage was near one-half million dollars just at his farm alone. Nearly 500 utility customers were without power after the tornado. The highest estimated wind speeds of 115 mph were at a farm on Highway 91, where a two-ton truck was overturned. |
| January 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Hawkins | $80,000 | The tornado crossed over from Caldwell County. Most of the Christian County portion of the path was in the Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park, where hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. |
| January 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Hawkins | $50,000 | The tornado entered Christian County from Caldwell County just south of Highway 91. At least a half dozen barns or outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, mostly in the Caldwell County portion of the track. At least dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado path ended at the southern boundary of the Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | $6,000 | Trees were down along Highway 91. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | $5,000 | A trained spotter measured a wind gust to 80 mph on Highway 91 at mile marker 15. Trees were blown down. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Hawkins | - | Dime-size hail was reported in the Pennyrile State Resort Park area. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Hawkins | - | Golf ball size hail fell for 15 to 30 seconds in Crofton. Dime size hail fell near Hawkins. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Trees were down across the northern part of the county. |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Hawkins | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge | 2.4 miles | 6 | |
| Mitchell (historical) | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Era | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Pennyrile Park | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Palestine (historical) | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Adams (historical) | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Castleberry (historical) | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sinking Fork | 7.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508206. 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.