BlockHenshaw, Kentucky
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Morganfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42459. It stands on Wash Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dekoven quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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 Dekoven quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dekoven quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1996 USGS Dekoven quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Henshaw between 2004 and 2015, burning about 6 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DEKOVEN ROAD |
| 28 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henshaw in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Henshaw | 1 hurt, $60,000 | The tornado touched down on Highway 109 in western Union County, where a semi truck and trailer was blown over. The driver sustained minor injuries. Where the tornado crossed Highway 947 a couple miles northwest of Morganfield, a Ford Taurus sedan was picked up and flipped onto its roof. The car was moved approximately 25 feet. Along the path of the tornado, dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted, and numerous power poles were broken. The roof of a farm building was partially ripped off. The tornado was widely seen and videoed by local residents. Peak winds in the tornado were estimated near 110 mph. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henshaw | 1 hurt, $4,000 | Downed trees and broken limbs were reported throughout the county. Kentucky State Police reported a falling tree struck a car on Kentucky 758, but the driver was not seriously hurt. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henshaw | $3,000 | An old barn was destroyed. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henshaw | $1,000 | Gust was measured at the Henshaw Fire Department. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Henshaw | - | Multiple roads were briefly closed due to flash flooding including KY-130 at mile marker 1.3. Radar estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain fell during the afternoon hours in SW Union County. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Henshaw | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Henshaw | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive (historical) | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Grove Center | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Dekoven | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Curlew | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Harding | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| The Rocks | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Spring Grove | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Kern Orchard | 5.4 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Henshaw | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q139622566 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 494065. 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.