BlockMasonville, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Oak Grove-Pembroke census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42240. The Survey maps it on the Hopkinsville quadrangle.
On record in Masonville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Woodlawnlisted 1979 · 0.6 miles away
- Elk Grove Farmlisted 1979 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Hopkinsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Hopkinsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hopkinsville quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Masonville: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Christian Quarries, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| U.S. 41a Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Masonville in 1 storm report in 2012: 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masonville | $2,000 | A tree and multiple 5-inch tree limbs were blown down. Corn was flattened. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelio | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Beverly | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Longview | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| West Brook | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Casky | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Edwards Mill (historical) | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Cox Mill (historical) | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Herndon | 5.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508555. 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.
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.