BlockReeds Crossing, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Waco-Bybee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40475. It stands on Webber Sales Branch. The Survey maps it on the Moberly quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Reeds Crossing between 1999 and 2002, burning about 11 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 | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Smoking | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reeds Crossing in 11 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 4 flood, 3 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Hail | Reeds Crossing | - | Quarter sized hail was observed east of Richmond. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Reeds Crossing | - | Lake Reba Drive was closed due to flooding. |
| February 2021 | Flood | Reeds Crossing | - | There were several roads throughout the county with standing water over them. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reeds Crossing | - | Multiple trees were down along Concord Road outside of Richmond. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Reeds Crossing | - | High water was on Catalpa Loop. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reeds Crossing | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree east of Irvine near the intersection of Concord Road and State Highway 52. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Reeds Crossing | - | Local emergency management reported that State Highway 52 three miles east of Richmond, just to the north of Lake Reba, had water over the roadway. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reeds Crossing | - | Local fire department reported trees down countywide, including several to the east of Richmond. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Reeds Crossing | - | At the time of the call a swift water rescue was taking place on Concord Rd. |
| August 2010 | Flood | Reeds Crossing | - | Catalpa Loop was closed due to flooding. Numerous other roads had minor flooding in the city. |
| December 2007 | Flood | Reeds Crossing | - | Catalpa Loop Road was closed due to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moberly | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Elliston | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Richmond | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Terrill | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Waco | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Hillcrest | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Union City | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Rosedale (historical) | 4.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 501699. 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.