BlockHeath, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Grahamville-Heath census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42086. The Survey maps it on the Heath quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 16 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.
- 1928 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Heath quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Heath quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
28 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Heath between 1999 and 2016, burning about 360 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 | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MT. ZION C |
| 2 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 March 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Heath in 13 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heath | $50,000 | Trees were blown down at many locations across the county. Power lines landed on several houses. A tree landed on a house in West Paducah, and another tree landed on apartments in Paducah. A utility pole grazed a mobile home in the Lone Oak area. An off-duty National Weather Service employee estimated wind gusts to 60 MPH on Interstate 24 in Paducah. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Heath | $30,000 | A brief touchdown occurred. The roof of a long metal farm building was lifted across a farm house. Two vehicles parked in a building were heavily damaged. Large tree limbs were down. Peak winds were estimated near 75 mph. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Heath | $25,000 | Hail measured to golf ball size was reported in Heath and on Cairo Road. Several homes suffered minor roofing damage in the subdivision off of Steele Rd. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heath | $10,000 | Tree and powerline damage was reported in Heath due to thunderstorm winds. Damage in this area was from straight-line winds. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heath | $10,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Heath | $10,000 | Deep water was flowing across a couple of roads west of Paducah, including State Highway 305. Highway 994 was shut down in Paducah due to flash flooding. A vehicle that was unable to navigate a flooded intersection in Paducah ended up in a flooded ditch. In Paducah, floodwaters from Crooked Creek overtopped a bridge, closing the road. A garage was flooded in an urban area in Paducah. The 24-hour rainfall at the National Weather Service office in Paducah was 4.61 inches. A total of 1.40 inches fell within 40 minutes. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heath | $6,000 | Southwest of Barkley Regional Airport near U.S. Highway 62, trees were down over the road. Several large tree limbs were down. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heath | $4,000 | Three trees were blown down across roads. Highway 725 was blocked by two trees, each 8 to 12 inches in diameter. Highway 726 was partially blocked by another tree. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heath | $2,000 | A retired NWS employee relayed a radio report of tree damage along Woodville Rd. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heath | $1,000 | A wind gust to 70 mph was measured at a residence just north of the U.S. Highway 60 intersection with Highway 996. A tree was uprooted at the residence. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Heath | - | Quarter size hail was measured west of Barkley Regional Airport, while half-dollar size hail was estimated at the airport. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Heath | - | The hail was reported in far west McCracken County along Childress Road. |
| February 2020 | Flood | Heath | - | Some creeks came out of their banks, including Perkins Creek in Paducah. Water was over some roads in typical low-lying and poor drainage areas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grahamville | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Future City | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| West Future City | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Maxon Crossing | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Bayou Church (historical) | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lamont | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Palestine (historical) | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| West Paducah | 2.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 493980. 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.