BlockRibolt, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Tollesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41189. It stands on East Fork Bethel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tollesboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1929 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Tollesboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Ribolt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,377 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | BOAT GUNNEL |
| 8 April 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 70 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FITE HOLLOW |
| 8 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 95 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CABIN CREEK RD |
| 21 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HAPPY HOLLOW |
| 14 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ribolt in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Ribolt | $20,000 | A very brief and weak tornado touched down near Ribolt, just south of the AA Highway during the evening. Much of the damage was concentrated along the beginning of May Hallow Road. One tree was knocked down and several large limbs were also blown over and placed a few hundred feet from the tree. An outbuilding also sustained damage, which included partial roof collapse. Several eyewitnesses reported a funnel, and video taken near the location of damage shows a funnel extending downward near the ground. Based on an evaluation of the damage, winds associated with this brief tornado were around 65 mph. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Ribolt | $5,000 | Water was reported to be rushing across roads due to heavy rainfall. There was also some flooding of underpasses. One rainfall measurement was of 5.64 inches of precipitation. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Ribolt | $3,000 | A few trees were also downed. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ribolt | $1,000 | A large tree was downed at the intersection of Ribolt-Epworth Road and Happy Hollow Road. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ribolt | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Flood | Ribolt | - | Water was reported over Poplar Flat Road. |
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 Flat | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Herron Hill | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Tollesboro | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Charters | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Nashtown | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Glen Springs | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Cottageville | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Fearisville | 5.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 501765. 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.