Linton, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Canton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42211. It stands on Little Hurricane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Linton quadrangle. It stands 538 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1951 USGS Model quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Model quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Model quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Linton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Hopkinsville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Linton between 1998 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 1999 | Smoking | 42 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | HERMITAGE CIRCLE RD |
| 1 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | LOON BAY 1 |
| 29 March 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | NEVILLE |
| 2 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CROSS ROAD |
| 16 February 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 December 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRAIG BRANCH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Linton: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Linton in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2016: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Linton | $120,000 | Numerous trees were uprooted and blown down. Metal debris was embedded in several trees. Two barns were destroyed. One large garage was destroyed. Debris from the garage was blown up to three quarters of a mile, and projectiles were embedded in the ground up to 200 yards away. Four power poles were snapped. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linton | $75,000 | At least two barns were destroyed. At the county recreation complex, roofs were blown off the maintenance shed and two dugouts. Power poles were blown over. Trees were down across roadways all over the county, but more commonly from Linton to around Donaldson Creek. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linton | $20,000 | Widespread tree damage occurred in the southeast portion of the county, mainly between the community of Linton and Interstate 24. Many trees were down along the Lake Barkley shore at Linton. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linton | $7,000 | Multiple trees were blown down on Highway 164. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Linton | $7,000 | Golf ball size hail fell in the Caledonia area, while 1.5 inch hail fell in Roaring Spring and Linton. Near Caledonia, windows were broken, and holes were punched in a house's vinyl siding. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Linton | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew shingles off a roof and broke a TV antenna. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Linton | - | Dime-size hail accumulated to a depth of several inches. |
| May 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Linton | - | There were several reports of funnel clouds in the southwest part of the county. |
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Linton | - | Several trees were uprooted. The tornado occurred just south of Pryor Bay on the west side of Lake Barkley. This location is in the Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, very close to the Tennessee state line. Peak winds were estimated near 80 mph. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Linton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Linton | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Linton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Cumberland Shores | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Barkley Shores | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Maple Grove | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Canton | 8.1 miles | 7 | |
| Golden Pond | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Spring | 9.9 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Spring Estates | 10.6 miles | 7 |
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 Linton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17492479 | 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 496592. 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.






