BlockMonkeys Eyebrow, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the La Center census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42056. The Survey maps it on the Bandana quadrangle. It stands 361 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 17 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.
- 1928 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Bandana quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Bandana quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Bandana quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
1 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Monkeys Eyebrow in 2007, burning about 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monkeys Eyebrow in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 flood, 2 hail. 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 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Monkeys Eyebrow | $50,000 | The tornado began several miles northwest of Kevil and tracked northeast across mostly dormant farmland. A farmhouse received moderate damage, mostly to the roof and siding. Many trees were snapped and/or uprooted. Multiple metal roof panels were blown off two large barns. The top half of a clay tile silo was destroyed. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph along this segment of track. The tornado crossed into the extreme northwest corner of McCracken County near the Ohio River. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monkeys Eyebrow | $10,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monkeys Eyebrow | $10,000 | A structure that was under construction was blown down. The structure appeared to be a wooden barn or storage building, and the walls did not appear to have been put up yet. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monkeys Eyebrow | $4,000 | Downed trees were blocking Highway 473. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monkeys Eyebrow | $1,000 | A tree trunk snapped due to thunderstorm winds as a line of storms progressed eastward. The eastward tree orientation and lack of other damage indicators suggest straight-line winds. |
| March 2025 | Flood | Monkeys Eyebrow | - | Late February flooding continued into early March along the Ohio River at Olmsted. Minor flooding of bottomland and other low-lying areas occurred. River levels fell just below the flood stage in the early morning hours on the 2nd. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Monkeys Eyebrow | - | Quarter to golf-ball size hail fell in parts of Ballard County. Quarter-size hail fell in La Center and the community of New York, near Gage. Golf-ball hail fell near Bandana. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Monkeys Eyebrow | - | Minor to moderate flooding of the Ohio River occurred in the Oscar area. Large portions of a wildlife management area were flooded. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Monkeys Eyebrow | - | This tornado touched down in bottomland along the Ohio River, downing about a half dozen trees. The tornado proceeded to cross the Ohio River into Illinois. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monkeys Eyebrow | - | Trees were down in northern Ballard County. |
| January 2012 | Hail | Monkeys Eyebrow | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monkeys Eyebrow | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monkeys Eyebrow | - | 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.
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 Monkeys Eyebrow | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3310486 | 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 508626. 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.