BlockPricetown, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Liberty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42539. It lies near Walnut Hill Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Liberty quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Liberty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
49 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Pricetown between 1998 and 2015, burning about 868 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 41 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | STRONG BRANCH |
| 6 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 90 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 41 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WATSON SAWMILL |
| 22 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 31 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FAIRVIEW CHURCH FIRE |
| 21 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 April 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pricetown in 6 storm reports between 2013 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pricetown | $10,000 | Trained spotters reported numerous power lines down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2021 | Flash Flood | Pricetown | - | Areas along US 127 were impassable due to fast moving high water. Kentucky 70 East at 198 was impassable, and multiple businesses in Liberty were flooded. |
| September 2020 | Flood | Pricetown | - | Flooding was reported in Liberty along the Green River. US 127 and Highway 70 west-southwest of Liberty were closed due to high water. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pricetown | - | Trained spotters reported downed trees blocking Highway 127 near Henson Ridge Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pricetown | - | A law enforcement official reported that several trees fell down on Highway 1547. Also, trees fell down on Highway 70. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pricetown | - | The Kentucky Mesonet measured a 58 mph wind gust. This site is located 3 miles south of Liberty. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle (historical) | 2.0 miles | 7 | |
| Liberty | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| Cantown | 2.8 miles | 7 | |
| Rubert Ford | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Foster (historical) | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Poplar Springs (historical) | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Rheber | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Evans Ford | 4.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508875. 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.