BlockMiddleton, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Franklin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42134. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Auburn quadrangle. It stands 640 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Auburn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middleton in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Middleton | - | Debris was left on Middleton Circle Road from earlier flooding. Water was also over 100 West in the same area. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Middleton | - | Middleton Road was impassable one mile east of Middleton due to flooding. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Middleton | - | Kentucky 103 was closed between mile marker 0 and 1.5 due to flooding. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleton | - | Two 40 foot trees fell down, one was hollow and one was healthy, on the 2900 block of Middleton Road. |
| March 2013 | Flood | Middleton | - | The Simpson County Highway Department reported water over the intersection of State Highways 103 and 100. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleton | - | An NWS storm survey found four damaged barns, as well as one destroyed barn. A lot of trees were blown down as well. Winds were estimated to be 95 to 100 mph. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleton | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Grove (historical) | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Bethel Grove (historical) | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Auburn (historical) | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Neosheo | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Turnertown | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Prices Mill | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| New Salem (historical) | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Knobs (historical) | 6.0 miles | 9 |
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 Middleton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6841975 | 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 498154. 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.
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.