BlockPottertown, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Shiloh census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42071. The Survey maps it on the New Concord quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 New Concord quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS New Concord quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS New Concord quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS New Concord quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Pottertown between 1997 and 2012, burning about 157 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 | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BETHEL RO |
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 April 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2006 | 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 Pottertown: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Ball Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.L. Wiggs Farm Pit | Ball Clay | Prospect | ||
| Sugar Creek Clay | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pottertown in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 3 flash flood, 2 tornado, 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Pottertown | $2,900,000 | Considerable flash flooding occurred in Murray and the nearby surrounding area. Numerous roads were flooded, including main thoroughfares such as U.S. Highway 641 and Highway 80. Water entered homes and businesses. Creeks such as Ledbetter Creek were well out of their banks. Brookfield Lane in Murray was completely submerged, with deep water in some areas. Some cars were halfway submerged on the Kentucky 121 bypass close to the CSFB Center. Part of Baily Road was washed away. Many roads were still flooded in the evening due to the ongoing rain. Storm total rainfall was 5.05 inches at Murray. Specific damage figures for the City of Murray include: 2 locations with road or culvert damage and at least 6 businesses flooded. There were some flooded homes but none that were evacuated by emergency services. The figures for Calloway County outside Murray include: at least 91 locations with road or culvert damage and an unspecified number of flooded residences. No evacuations were conducted by emergency services. |
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Pottertown | $35,000 | Peak winds were estimated around 95 mph. The average path width was 90 yards. One home received shingle damage. Two large windows were blown out of another home, with significant interior damage. Winds entered the attic, then blew out the interior ceilings. Sporadic tree damage was observed along the path length. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Pottertown | $30,000 | Flooding was reported in low-lying areas of the county. A pickup truck was stalled in the floodwaters. A culvert was washed out on a secondary road about four miles east-southeast of Murray. Significant flooding was reported on Kentucky Route 783, near the community of Wiswell. Rainfall amounts of 2 to over 5 inches were reported. The highest 24-hour rainfall report in the county was 5.20 inches on the southeast side of Murray. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Pottertown | $20,000 | Peak winds were estimated around 70 mph. Around 50 trees were broken or uprooted along the path. Some of the uprooted trees were large. Trees and limbs were broken on both sides of Highway 732. Convergence was clearly indicated by tree damage. The damage path ended at the west shore of Kentucky Lake. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Pottertown | $10,000 | A section of U.S. Highway 641 was closed. Several motorists were stranded. These motorists were helped from their vehicles. South of Murray, a section of Highway 121 was closed between mile markers 3 and 4. Just south of the Murray city limits, several secondary roads had high water signs posted, and traffic was not allowed through. This included Highway 1497. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottertown | $3,000 | A few trees were blown down, blocking Highway 280 between Highways 94 East and 121 South. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Spring (historical) | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| McCruiston (historical) | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cherry Corner (historical) | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Van Cleave | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Outland (historical) | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Irvin Cobb Resort | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Sugar Creek (historical) | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Boatwright | 3.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508863. 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.