Kyrock, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Brownsville North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42285. It stands on Pigeon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bee Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1922 USGS Leitchfield quadrangle1:48000
- 1925 USGS Leitchfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Bee Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Bee Spring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Kyrock between 1998 and 2019, burning about 735 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 400 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | TAURUS |
| 13 April 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | WET PRONG |
| 12 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOCK ROAD |
| 11 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PEACE ROAD |
| 6 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | KEY CEMETE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Kyrock: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Clay, Coal, Coal, Fire Clay (Refractory), Rock Asphalt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Spring Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dismal Creek Eastwall Clay Pit | Clay, Coal | Prospect | ||
| Dismal Creek Quarry | Fire Clay (Refractory), Rock Asphalt, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dismal Creek West Clay Pit | Coal, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Irving Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Johnson Mine Clay Pit | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kyrock in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2003 | Hail | Kyrock | $20,000 | Homes and vehicles were damaged by golf ball size hail. There was also minor crop damage reported. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyrock | $15,000 | A tree fell on a power line on Nolin Dam Road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyrock | $15,000 | The public reported power lines down. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyrock | - | A couple of trees were down on Nolin Dam Road. Another tree was down on Lakeshore Drive. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyrock | - | Local law enforcement reported trees down on Brier Run Road. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kyrock | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Kyrock | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgedale | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Woodside | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Sweeden | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bee Spring | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Ridge | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lindseyville | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hillview | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Broadway | 3.6 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122539114 | 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 508410. 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.







