BlockMeta, Kentucky
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Raccoon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41501. It stands on Bent Branch. The Survey maps it on the Meta quadrangle. It stands 748 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1887 USGS Warfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Warfield quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1915 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Meta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Meta quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Meta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
118 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Meta between 1997 and 2020, burning about 8,980 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 98 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WINN BRANCH |
| 25 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 58 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOHN'S CREEK ELEM. SCHOOL |
| 18 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
35 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Meta in 35 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | Flash Flood | Meta | $50,000 | A report via social media showed Johns Creek Elementary surrounded by water. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | $40,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew off the roof of a church. The debris also brought power lines down in the parking lot area. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Meta | $8,000 | People were trapped on the roof of their home in Meta on Highway 119 along Coons Creek. Flooding problems began around 8 pm. Two people died during this flooding event. Both deaths were health related and not directly caused by flood waters. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | $5,000 | A tree was blown down onto some power lines. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | $4,000 | Trees were down and were blocking old Hwy 119. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | $3,000 | Tree were blown down along KY Hwy 194 four miles west northwest of Meta. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down n Meta. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Meta | $1,000 | A softball field at Johns Creek School was covered with water. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Highway 2169. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | $1,000 | A tree was blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts on Highway 194, 3 miles east of the intersection of Highways 194 and 119. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Meta | - | A member of the public reported 1 inch hail at the intersection of Open Fork and Bent Branch Road just east of Meta. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | - | Three trees were blown down in the Lower Johns Creek area of Pike County. |
| February 2019 | Heavy Rain | Meta | - | A trained spotter observed a mudslide on Kentucky Highway 194 near the Kellogg's Plant southeast of Meta. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | - | Law enforcement reported a tree blown down along Kentucky Highway 194 in Meta. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | - | A tree was blown down and across Runyon Rd. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | - | A trained spotter reported an estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60-70 mph 4 miles northeast of Meta. |
| September 2011 | Flood | Meta | - | Several roads were covered with water in the community of Johns Creek including one lane of Hwy 119 by the Johns Creek Elementary School. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Meta | - | The hail was the size of golf balls. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | - | Trees were blown down and were blocking highway 194 at the mouth of Bevins Branch. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Meta | - | Water was reported to be flowing over Kentucky Highway 194 just to the east of Meta. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Meta | - | Nickel size hail fell for about 5 minutes. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | - | Tree down on Taylor Road and Highway 194. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | - | Numerous trees down across town. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | - | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Meta | - | Water covered US-119 near Meta to a depth of 2 feet. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Meta | - | Heavy rains produced flooding across State Route 881. The road was closed for nearly 2 hours. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | - | Several trees were blown down along John's Creek which blocked Highway 194. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | - | Several trees blown down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meta | - | Trees were downed. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Meta | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Meta | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Meta | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Meta | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Meta | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Meta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Bottom | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Bevins Branch (historical) | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Zebulon | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Grassy Branch (historical) | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Old Sydney (historical) | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Tom Ray (historical) | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Joes Creek (historical) | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Upper Dick (historical) | 4.6 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 Meta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6822235 | 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 498086. 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.