Rockbridge, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mount Hermon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42167. The Survey maps it on the Sulphur Lick quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Sulphur Lick quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Tompkinsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Rockbridge between 1999 and 2017, burning about 1,106 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 73 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOOLEY RIDGE FIRE |
| 12 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 14 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockbridge in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2018: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockbridge | $30,000 | State officials reported several trees and power lines down in the area. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockbridge | $10,000 | A barn was damaged about a quarter mile east of Rockbridge. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockbridge | - | The Monroe County emergency manager reported that 2 trees were downed across the county. One fell across Celine Road just north of Tompkinsville. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Rockbridge | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rockbridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Bushong | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Forkton | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sulphur Lick | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Cyclone | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Grandview | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Mud Lick | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Tompkinsville | 5.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508956. 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.



