BlockOlive, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fairdealing census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42025. It lies near Chestnut Hill. The Survey maps it on the Hardin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1936 USGS Benton quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Olive between 1998 and 2014, burning about 322 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OLIVER |
| 26 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRUSHY CR |
| 3 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 April 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 305 NANNIE NEAL RD. |
| 2 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OLIVE HAMLETT RD. |
| 8 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUCKET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Olive: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Creek Clay | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olive in 2 storm reports between 1999 and 2009: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olive | 3 hurt, $150,000 | A National Weather Service damage survey revealed a microburst with 90 MPH winds demolished numerous barns and moved a mobile home off its foundation. Three persons were injured in the mobile home. The injuries consisted of cuts and a separated shoulder. Numerous trees were blown down. Highway 80 was closed for several hours due to trees and wires across the road. About 10,000 people were without power in southern Marshall and northern Calloway Counties due to the storms. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Olive | $150,000 | Considerable flooding was reported, mostly in Benton and in southern areas of the county. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded, especially in and around Benton. A shopping plaza containing a newspaper, restaurant, and tax business was flooded with four inches of rushing water. Numerous roads were covered by water, including Highway 408. Some places in Benton were under three to four feet of water. Vehicles were half submerged in parking lots. Benton firefighters rescued numerous motorists whose vehicles stalled in floodwaters. At least two families were evacuated from flooded homes. Highway 348 outside Benton was impassable. In northwest parts of the county, a portion of Elva Road was washed out. Near Gilbertsville, a bridge on a secondary road was submerged. A co-operative observer at Aurora measured a 24-hour rainfall total of 4.34 inches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joppa | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Monkey Den (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Glade | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty (historical) | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hardin | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Fairdealing | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Unity | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Walnut Grove | 3.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 499916. 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.