Little Cypress, Kentucky
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Calvert City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42029. It stands on Barrett Branch. The Survey maps it on the Little Cypress quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 22 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.
- 1929 USGS Smithland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Little Cypress quadrangle1:24000
- 1936 USGS Smithland quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Smithland quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Little Cypress quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Little Cypress quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Little Cypress quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
16 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Little Cypress between 1997 and 2016, burning about 146 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WINDSOR DRIVE |
| 2 March 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | POSSUM TR |
| 13 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 February 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 November 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Little Cypress: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Ball Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floating Plant Ingram | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Negro Fairgrounds Prospect | Ball Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little Cypress in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Cypress | $20,000 | A trained spotter reported large trees downed over the road by thunderstorm winds, with an above ground pool side blown in. Emergency management provided photos of several rotted trees downed and carport damage between Possum Trot and Calvert City. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Cypress | $10,000 | Part of a barn roof was blown off between Possum Trot and Reidland. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Little Cypress | - | Hail nearly the size of golf balls occurred with a severe thunderstorm in the northwest part of the county. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Little Cypress | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possum Trot | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Angle Creek | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Cloud Crossing | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Sharpe | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Altona | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Harris Hill Ford | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lone Valley (historical) | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Palma | 5.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508477. 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.














