BlockPort Royal, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Campbellsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40075. It stands on Canes Run. The Survey maps it on the Worthville quadrangle. It stands 823 feet above sea level.
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
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Port Royal between 2001 and 2013, burning about 91 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
| 16 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Port Royal in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Lightning | Port Royal | $30,000 | The Henry County COOP Observer reported a barn struck by lightning, resulting in minor damage. |
| February 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Port Royal | - | NWS Louisville conducted a storm damage survey near and in the|town of Port Royal and determined an EF-1 tornado with 90mph|winds impacted the community. The tornado first touched down east|of Gullion Branch Road and caused scattered tree damage. Damage in|these areas consisted of snapped tree trunks and broken limbs.|The tornado then moved into the town of Port Royal and did the most|significant damage near Port Royal Road. A pole barn was|completely destroyed, and its debris was carried more than a|quarter mile to the ENE. Several other structures had roof and|siding damage. Several trees were snapped or sheared apart, with|roof debris wrapping around some of the trees. Tree debris was in|a convergent pattern, with most of it pointing towards the SE to |NE. Nearby vehicles had mud splatter from the|tornado as it tore through that portion of the town. One vehicle|was picked up and moved several feet and turned 90 degrees. ||The tornado then pushed east of Port Royal Road and mainly |impacted trees. The observed damage was consistent with high end |EF0 to low end EF1 damage. The tornado then lifted in a field as |damage could no longer be observed by drone to the east. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the Port Royal community in northern Henry County. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | A couple of trees were reported down on Port Royal Road and Vance Road. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | Trees reported down. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Royal | - | State officials reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Port Royal | - | An aerial survey found a narrow path of twisted and downed trees next to a field. The circulation path was quite narrow and was consistent with an EF-1 tornado with estimated winds of 90 mph. The tornado touched down and lifted approximately one quarter mile east of Port Royal-English Road. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Port Royal | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacie | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Drennon Springs | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Turners Station | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Delville | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Campbellsburg | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Franklinton | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Slabtown | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| New Castle | 9.7 miles | 10 |
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 Port Royal | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7230898 | 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 501139. 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.