BlockRicedale, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Independence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41051. It stands on Wolf Pen Branch. The Survey maps it on the Independence quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1950 USGS Independence quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Independence quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Independence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Independence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Ricedale between 2002 and 2018, burning about 102 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 | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 March 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | INDEPENDENCE RAILROAD |
| 2 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHERBOURNE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ricedale in 12 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricedale | $200,000 | Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted. In addition, damage occurred to the roofs of several homes and businesses. Most roof damage consisted of roofing material fully or partially removed. A few barns and outbuildings were completely destroyed. The damage was consistent with wind speeds of 65 to 85 mph. This was the continuation of a damage swath that started in Boone County. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricedale | $15,000 | The westernmost evidence of damage was located at the intersection of Maher Road and Banklick Road, where some tree damage occurred. Additional damage occurred at Bristow Road, between Greenbrook Drive and Independence Road. A few trees were knocked down along the road and multiple trees had large branches snapped. No damage to homes was noted except for a small piece of siding that was removed from a single-family home. A large tree was uprooted along Independence Road just north of Bristow Road at a residential household. This uprooted tree was the most significant damage observed. Isolated pockets of large tree limb damage and a few uprooted small to medium sized trees were noted further east. The last evidence of damage occurred at the intersection of Forest Run Drive and Cypresswood Drive where a medium sized tree was uprooted. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricedale | $6,000 | A few trees were downed in the Independence area. One tree fell onto a fence. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricedale | $5,000 | A few trees and wires were downed on Independence Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricedale | $1,000 | A tree was downed. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricedale | $1,000 | A tree was reported knocked down. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricedale | $1,000 | A tree was downed near the intersection of Banklick and Maher Roads. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Ricedale | $1,000 | Cody Road was flooded and closed near Independence. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricedale | $250 | Tree limbs, three to four inches in diameter, were knocked down into a yard on Maher Road. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Ricedale | - | High water was reported on Cody Road. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Ricedale | - | High water was reported at the intersection of Cody Road and Independence Station Road. |
| September 2013 | Flood | Ricedale | - | Cody Road was closed due to high water caused by heavy rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bank Lick | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Ridgeview Heights | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Nicholson | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| White Tower | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Ridge | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Summit Hills Heights | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Staffordsburg | 4.7 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122547171 | 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 508931. 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.