BlockRoss, Kentucky
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Alexandria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41059. The Survey maps it on the Withamsville quadrangle.
On record in Ross
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Hilbert Farmlisted 1983 · 0.7 miles away
- Bishoff Houselisted 1983 · 0.9 miles away
- Trutschell Houselisted 1983 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1898 USGS East Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS East Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Withamsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Withamsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Withamsville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Withamsvile quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ross: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer Co Plant No 10 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ross in 2 storm reports between 2024 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ross | $4,000 | A few trees were downed along Mary Ingles Highway near Nine Mile Road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ross | $1,000 | A large hardwood tree was downed onto a 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Camp Springs | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Fourmile (historical) | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Tug Fork (historical) | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Silver Grove | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Oakland (historical) | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Oneonta | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Twelvemile (historical) | 4.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 502358. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.