BlockKeefer, Kentucky
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Corinth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41010. The Survey maps it on the Lawrenceville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1950 USGS Lawrenceville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Keefer between 1998 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROSE FIRE |
| 18 April 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 330 FIRE |
| 18 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOCUST FIRE |
| 30 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 March 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keefer in 2 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keefer | $3,000 | A few trees were downed along Keefer Road. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keefer | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down along Lawrenceville Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville | 2.4 miles | 6 | |
| Blanchet | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Mason | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Corinth | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Heekin | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Cherry Grove | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Holbrook | 5.7 miles | 6 | |
| Hilltop | 5.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508372. 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.