BlockMattoxtown, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lexington-Fayette Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40511. The Survey maps it on the Centerville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1927 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
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 Mattoxtown: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Vein | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Georgetown Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mattoxtown in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoxtown | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a barn and some fences. Trees were also downed. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoxtown | - | There was a tree down on Leslie Drive. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoxtown | - | The public reported trees down at Kingston Road and Pierson Drive. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoxtown | - | A broadcast media meteorologist relayed a report of a downed tree blocking the intersection of Iron Works Road and Newtown Pike. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoxtown | - | Tree reported down on Paris Pike blocking lanes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Cave | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Elmendorf | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Kingston | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Thoroughbred Acres | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Radcliffe | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Pinehurst | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Spindletop Estates | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Elkhorn Parks | 4.0 miles | 16 |
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 Q122562349 | 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 497685. 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.