Narrows, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Fordsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42347. It stands on Huff Creek. The Survey maps it on the Olaton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1932 USGS Fordsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Olaton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Narrows between 1998 and 2020, burning about 110 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 | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | EARL PAYTON |
| 19 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUFORD |
| 17 March 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WATER TOWER |
| 17 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Narrows: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hartford Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sulphur Springs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Narrows in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2016: 4 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2016 | Flood | Narrows | - | Several inches of rain brought the Rough River near Dundee just above flood stage. The river crested at 25.41 feet late on February 3rd. Flood stage is 25 ft. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Narrows | - | A tree was blown down and blocking Bud Baughn Rd. |
| February 2008 | Flood | Narrows | - | Rough River at Dundee crested at 25.6 feet around 345 AM EST on February 7. Flood stage at Dundee is 25 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with a section of Kentucky Highway 69 flooded near the bridge. |
| February 2008 | Flood | Narrows | - | Rough River at Dundee crested at 26.0 feet around 1215 PM EST on February 13. Flood stage at Dundee is 25 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with a section of Kentucky Highway 69 flooded near the bridge. |
| February 2008 | Flood | Narrows | - | The Rough River at Dundee crested at 25.8 feet around 10 AM EST on February 23. Flood stage at Dundee is 25 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with a section of Kentucky Highway 69 flooded near the bridge. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Olaton | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Magan | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Ellmitch | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Fordsville | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Sunnydale | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Shreve | 5.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 499178. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, 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.






