BlockMoxley, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the New Liberty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41098. It stands on Little Twin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Worthville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1952 USGS Worthville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Moxley between 2004 and 2013, burning about 67 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BETHEL FIRE |
| 28 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 October 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROB FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moxley in 4 storm reports between 2015 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moxley | $3,000 | Multiple trees were downed on State Route 355 near State Route 325. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moxley | $1,000 | A tree fell onto State Route 355. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Moxley | - | High water was reported over a portion of Bethel Ridge Road near State Route 227. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Moxley | - | A mudslide occurred on State Route 355. High water was also reported on several other roadways in the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Park | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Squiresville | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Wheatley | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Cull | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| New Liberty | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Home | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Gratz | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Owenton | 9.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508654. 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.