BlockKeene, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Keene census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40339. It lies near Meridian Hill. The Survey maps it on the Keene quadrangle. 99 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 892 feet above sea level.
On record in Keene
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 9 records
Ebenezer Presbyterian Churchlisted 1983- Burrier Houselisted 1984
- Hughes Houselisted 1984
- Keene Springs Hotellisted 1984
- John Lancaster Houselisted 1983
- Locust Grove Stock Farmlisted 1984
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Churchlisted 1984
- Pleasant Grovelisted 1984
- Robert Steele Houselisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1905 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Keene quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
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 Keene: 1 producer, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Quarry Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc | Producer | ||
| Miss Kate | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc | Plant |
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keene in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2018: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keene | $10,000 | A fire station sustained roof damage and trees were downed. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keene | - | There were multiple trees down from strong winds. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keene | - | A Jessamine County law enforcement official reported that trees fell down as a result of severe thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keene | - | Trees reported down near Keene. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keene | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keene | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Keene | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Town | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Nealton | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Cobbs Service Station (historical) | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Lexington Park (historical) | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Wilmore Park (historical) | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Catnip | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Jessamine | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Brannon | 5.2 miles | 15 |
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 Keene | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690745 | 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 495592. 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.
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.