Lola, Kentucky
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Salem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42078. It stands on Foreman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lola quadrangle. It stands 397 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 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.
- 1916 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500
- 1920 USGS Goloonda quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lola quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Lola between 1999 and 2017, burning about 289 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Lola: 14 prospects, 12 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babb Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1899 | |
| Burns Mine | Zinc, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Chittenden - Black - Wright | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Prospect | 1919 | |
| Givens Prospect | Zinc, Nickel, Manganese, Cobalt, Diatomite | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| May Mine | Zinc, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Delhi-Babb | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Eagle-Babb | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1904, 1943 | |
| Wright Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Babb-Barnes Concentrator | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Plant | ||
| Babb-Barnes Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1899, 1974 |
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lola in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2007: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lola | $2,000 | Trees were down on Lola Road. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Lola | - | Water was 6 to 7 inches deep on Highway 133 at Highway 838. |
| January 2007 | Heavy Rain | Lola | - | Scattered low-lying areas were flooded, mainly farm fields along creeks. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Lola | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Joy | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Salem | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Burna | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Mullikin Junction | 6.5 miles | 19 | |
| Carrsville | 6.5 miles | 24 | |
| Lemen Landing | 8.8 miles | 19 | |
| Moxley Landing | 9.1 miles | 19 |
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 Lola | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690850 | 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 508494. 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.












