BlockJacksonville, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Paris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40361. The Survey maps it on the Shawhan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1929 USGS Cynthiana quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Cynthiana quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Shawhan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Jacksonville in 2001, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 February 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Storms near this place
8 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jacksonville in 8 storm reports between 2001 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | $25,000 | There was a roof that blew off of a barn and multiple trees down on Brentsville Road. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Jacksonville | - | Townsend Valley Road was closed due to high water. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Jacksonville | - | High water closed Silas Road and Collins Road near Silas Creek. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Jacksonville | - | The public reported 3 to 4 feet of high water covering Townsend Valley Road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | The County Highway Department reported several trees downed near Centerville. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Two trees were blown down along with numerous large branches along Townsend Valley Rd. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Jacksonville | - | Several roads around the county were closed due to high water. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds, and 0.75 inch hail fell. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewalt Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Centerville | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Brentsville | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Kiserton | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Shawhan | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Currentsville | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Ruddels Mills | 7.1 miles | 6 | |
| Paris | 7.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 495131. 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.