BlockRiley, Kentucky
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Gravel Switch census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40328. It stands on Goose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gravel Switch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1953 USGS Gravel Switch quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Riley between 1998 and 2015, burning about 190 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 February 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HOURIGAN LANE FIRE |
| 16 February 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riley in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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 2020 | Flash Flood | Riley | $50,000 | There were multiple roads closed due to high water, mainly over the southern half of the county. There were also three vehicle rescues and some homes evacuated. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Riley | $10,000 | There was water in one home, and a private bridge to get to other houses was under water on Rush Branch Road. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Riley | - | An EF-1 tornado touched down near Siloam Road with estimated winds of 100mph. The tornado destroyed a small farm outbuilding and damaged trees in the area. The tornado continued across rural and forested areas for approximately 2 miles before impacting another farm building which had some roof damage near Gravel Switch Road. The tornado then lifted east of Gravel Switch Road. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Riley | - | Flooding was reported on Buffalo Road in Marion County. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riley | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penick | 2.8 miles | 7 | |
| Gravel Switch | 2.8 miles | 6 | |
| Poplar Corner | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Lower Logan (historical) | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Helm (historical) | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Pleasant Run (historical) | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Bradfordsville | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Logan (historical) | 5.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 501949. 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.