BlockOddville, Kentucky
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Berry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41031. The Survey maps it on the Shady Nook quadrangle. It stands 827 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Shady Nook quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oddville in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oddville | 2 hurt, $300,000 | The Harrison County emergency manager reported a mobile home was destroyed due to severe thunderstorm winds. This resulted in 2 minor injuries. Another mobile home and a barn had its roofs blown off. There were numerous trees and utility poles down in the area. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oddville | - | There was a tree on a power line on Highway 62. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oddville | - | A tree fell down along Commonwealth. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oddville | - | State officials reported multiple trees down all over the county with many reports across the eastern part of Harrison County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venus | 2.6 miles | 6 | |
| Poindexter | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Buena Vista | 4.0 miles | 6 | |
| Sylvandell | 4.2 miles | 6 | |
| Garnett | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Claysville | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Cynthiana | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Jones Shop (historical) | 5.5 miles | 6 |
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 Oddville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7077550 | 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 508734. 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.
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.