BlockPoplar Grove, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the New Liberty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41086. The Survey maps it on the Glencoe 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.
- 1950 USGS Glencoe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Glencoe quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Poplar Grove: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waits Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1904, 1940 |
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Poplar Grove in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar Grove | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused a roof to blown off a house. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar Grove | $5,000 | Part of a metal roof was torn off of a barn. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar Grove | $3,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar Grove | $2,000 | Some trees were reported knocked down. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Poplar Grove | $500 | A car was stranded in high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Eagle Hill | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| New Liberty | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Long Ridge | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cull | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Wheatley | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Needmore | 8.1 miles | 6 | |
| Sweet Owen | 8.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508855. 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.
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.