BlockMorrill, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Sandgap census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40447. It lies near Bighill Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Bighill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Bighill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Morrill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,994 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 June 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PINE GROVE FIRE #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morrill in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 hail, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | Flash Flood | Morrill | $15,000 | It was reported that water was over the junction of Hwy 421 and Hwy 3447 near the community of Morrill, and that a piece of the road was about to wash away as a result. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morrill | $6,000 | One tree down on car. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morrill | $4,000 | Trees and power lines down. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morrill | $2,000 | Tree limbs were blown down and across Hwy 421 in Morrill. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morrill | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Highway 421. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Morrill | - | Flooding of roads and low lying areas was reported in the Clover Bottom area. No specifics were given. |
| February 2011 | Flood | Morrill | - | Water had backed up out of roadside ditches and across Hwy 421 in the Morrill area, on both sides of the Rockcastle and Jackson county line. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Morrill | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Flood | Morrill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill (historical) | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Rice Hill (historical) | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Hugh (historical) | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Clover Bottom | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Threelinks | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Baker (historical) | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Kerby Knob | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Durham Ridge (historical) | 4.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 514063. 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.