BlockMotley, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Alvaton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42103. The Survey maps it on the Polkville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1921 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Polkville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Motley between 1999 and 2016, burning about 100 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 March 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COSBY FIRE |
| 8 November 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 November 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 85 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 November 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 October 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RIVER BLUFF FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Motley in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Motley | $250,000 | The NWS in conjunction with Warren County Emergency Management determined a high end EF-1 tornado touched down in southeastern Warren County, east of I-65 near Claypool community. Several structures, residences, and barns saw extensive damage along Cemetery Rd and Martinsville Ford Road. The tornado tracked for approximately 3 miles, was 125 yards at its widest point, and had peak estimated wind speed of 110 mph. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Motley | - | A microburst peeled portions of a barn roof off and snapped a large tree limb along Iron Bridge Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Motley | - | A tree was blown down on Cemetery Road about 3 miles from the Allen County line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhill | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Claypool | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Hardcastle | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Martinsville | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Alvaton | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Polkville | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Gotts | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| White Kitchen (historical) | 4.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508637. 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.