BlockLilac, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Leitchfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42754. It stands on Peter Cave Creek. The Survey maps it on the Madrid quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Madrid quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Lilac between 1999 and 2012, burning about 136 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAVE SPRING |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 April 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lilac in 4 storm reports between 2018 and 2024: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Lilac | $300,000 | The tornado touched down near several large metal outbuildings destroying two and heavily damaging two others. Insulation from the largest building was spattered on to south and east facing walls and vehicles on the east side of the complex. Metal roofing material was lofted into nearby trees and spread up to a quarter of a mile to the east. Beyond this initial touchdown area, only minor roof damage and tree damage - both uprooted trees and snapped trunks- occurred before the tornado lifted 1/2 mile to the east on Childress Road. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lilac | $75,000 | Downburst winds gusted to as high as 85 mph in a one-half mile by one-half mile swath of winds centered on Kentucky Highway 259 4.2 miles north of Leitchfield, KY. The winds destroyed a small barn, peeled metal roof panels from two other buildings, and overturned an RV. The winds also uprooted and snapped the trunks of several trees, and debris blowing into power lines helped snap four utility poles. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lilac | $25,000 | Amateur radio operators reported that a barn was leveled and multiple trees were down in the 3500 block of Lilac Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lilac | - | Multiple occurrences of wind damage were observed across at least a 200 yard swath northwest of Leitchfield. Several trees were blown down, large tree limbs were broken, a camper was blown over, and a garage was heavily damaged. All damage was blown to the east and northeast. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanging Rock | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Eveleigh | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Duff | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Indian Valley | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Leitchfield | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Black Rock | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Concord | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Tar Hill | 6.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508460. 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.