Iuka, Kentucky
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Smithland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42045. It stands on Ross Branch Richland Creek. The Survey maps it on the Grand Rivers quadrangle. It stands 344 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 20 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 Eddyville quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Grand Rivers quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Grand Rivers quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Grand Rivers quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Grand Rivers quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Iuka between 1999 and 2017, burning about 179 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 | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2002 | Smoking | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 March 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DOVER ROAD |
| 25 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FAULKNER LANE FIRE |
| 24 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Iuka: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Reed Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Iuka in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2013: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iuka | 3 hurt, $75,000 | A site survey was conducted by National Weather Service meteorologists. It was determined that straight-line winds near 90 MPH affected a small rural area near the intersection of Highway 866 and Country Road. The damage area was about one-half mile long and 500 yards wide. Two mobile homes were moved off their foundations and damaged, and one of those was deroofed. The front porch of a house was destroyed. Shingles were blown off a church and three houses. Two outdoor antennas were bent or destroyed. Ten to 15 trees were blown over, and 5 to 10 tombstones were blown over. Three persons received very minor injuries, such as cuts and scrapes. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Iuka | $250,000 | The Cumberland River rose rapidly as releases from Barkley Dam were increased to record levels. River levels rose at the rate of about one foot per hour. The tailwater elevation below the dam rose to around 350 feet. About a dozen residences were flooded, and about 10 others were evacuated because they were isolated by floodwaters. Vehicles and other equipment were damaged or destroyed by the rapidly rising floodwaters. The communities that were heavily affected were Iuka and the east side of Lake City. Sandbagging efforts helped avert damage to a few homes. A couple of houses on the outskirts of Tiline were flooded. There was extensive flooding of fields and woods. A number of roads were closed, including most of State Route 917 and State Route 93 near Iuka. A state of emergency was declared in the county. A Red Cross shelter was opened in Grand Rivers for displaced residents. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iuka | $5,000 | One tree and several large limbs were blown down, mainly along Highway 453. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Iuka | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iuka | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Newbern | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Stanley Landing | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Cooper Landing | 5.3 miles | 23 | |
| Grand Rivers | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Heater | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Tiline | 6.3 miles | 18 | |
| Pinckneyville | 7.3 miles | 18 |
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 Iuka | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690704 | 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 508320. 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.















