BlockMaurice, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Covington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41017. It stands on Holds Branch. The Survey maps it on the Covington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1914 USGS West Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Maurice between 2010 and 2018, burning about 45 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | INDEPENDENCE RAILROAD |
| 2 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHERBOURNE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maurice in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood. 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 | Maurice | $12,000 | Shingles were torn off of a roof near Kentucky State Route 16 in Taylor Mill due to thunderstorm winds. Numerous trees were also downed in the area. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurice | $3,000 | Several trees were downed along Wayman Branch Road. |
| February 2021 | Flood | Maurice | $1,000 | Substantial flooding was reported in Pioneer Park. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurice | $1,000 | Several small trees downed at Hands Pike and Crystal Lake Drive. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurice | $1,000 | One tree downed due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Maurice | - | The hail was reported along Otter Court. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Maurice | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanfordtown | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Summit Hills Heights | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Sanfordtown (historical) | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Cloud City (historical) | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Sandfordtown (historical) | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeview | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sunny Acres | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Forest Hills | 2.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508562. 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.
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.