BlockMarksbury, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Bryantsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40444. It lies near Burdette Knob. The Survey maps it on the Bryantsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1905 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Bryantsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Bryantsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Marksbury between 2004 and 2014, burning about 35 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 | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 33 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WILDLIFE LN |
| 28 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Marksbury: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Burdette Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marksbury in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2021: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marksbury | $25,000 | Local media reported several trees and power lines down in Garrard County. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Marksbury | - | This tornado formed approximately 2.9 miles east northeast of Danville Goodall Airport near Chrisman Lane and tracked northeast for approximately 5.2 miles before exiting Boyle County and into western Garrard County. In Garrard County, the Boone Creek area received damage to trees and roofs of manufactured homes. The tornado then dissipated between Lexington Road and Locust Lane. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Marksbury | - | A tornado formed about a half mile south of a previous tornado along a distinct line break seen on radar. The NWS drone found the tornado touched down just southwest of Bluegrass Diesel Performance auto body shop. The tornado did major roof damage to two barns, each about 30 by 40 feet, along with sporadic twisting and uprooting of a few trees. The tornado crossed US 27 and hit another barn just northwest of Locust Lane and lifted shortly after that, based on the NWS Louisville drone views.||This tornado was intermittent and was skipping with peak wind speeds of 90 mph, and had a width of 100 yards. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Marksbury | - | A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report that Paper Mill Road was severely flooded and impassable due to excessive rainfall. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell from thunderstorms in the area. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Marksbury | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellus | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Bourne | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Bryantsville | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Hebron (historical) | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Davistown | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Three Forks | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Judson | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Toddville | 4.1 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 Q122554996 | 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 508543. 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.