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Saloma, Kentucky

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Saloma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42718. The Survey maps it on the Saloma quadrangle. It stands 906 feet above sea level.

Saloma within Taylor County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

17 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Saloma between 1998 and 2020, burning about 136 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/undetermined7
Arson/incendiarism4
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 September 1999Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
2 April 1998Debris and open burning10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
15 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
10 April 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
9 March 2020Arson/incendiarism1.3 acresKentucky Division of ForestryST. MATTHEWS
5 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryM&R LANE FIRE
5 March 2000Arson/incendiarism18 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
3 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Taylor County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Saloma: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Badger Mine and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Taylor County

Storms near this place

14 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saloma in 14 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 30 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2021Tornado (EF3)Saloma1 killed, 30 hurtThis tornado formed approximately 1.7 miles west southwest of Saloma near Chaney Pike Road and tracked northeast for approximately 6.5 miles before crossing into southern Marion County. The tornado continued approximately 8 miles into Marion County before dissipating at 0336 EST. In Taylor County, The tornado first touched down near Chaney Pike Road and resulted in EF-1 damage to farm buildings and trees. The tornado continued off to the northeast and intensified as it moved toward Quisenberry Road. Several mobile homes were completely destroyed along Quisenberry Road, and this is where a fatality occurred. Aerial drone views showed extensive damage with path widths 200-300 yards wide. The tornado then impacted KY 527 (Saloma Road) where more structures had significant damage. At one particular residence, the entire second floor of the brick home was removed. Hundreds of trees near and just beyond the road had been snapped or uprooted. Damage in this area consisted of EF-1 to EF-2 ratings. The tornado continued to intensify to the northeast as it impacted Sanders Road. It was here where the worst damage (EF-3) was observed. Wide swaths of forest, over a quarter mile wide, were completely snapped or uprooted. Drone imagery showed some ground scarring in concentrated areas. Homes in the direct path of the tornado were severely damaged with no walls left standing. The tornado weakened some as it continued toward Marion County. Several homes had missing or severely damaged roofs near Old Lebanon Road. Trees were uprooted or snapped. Drone imagery continued to show damage paths nearly a quarter mile wide before the tornado entered Marion County.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindSaloma$1,000A barn was damaged and some trees were blown down.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSaloma-Strong winds resulted in significant damage to a home on Saloma Road.
September 2022Flash FloodSaloma-Highway 527 in northern Taylor County became temporarily impassable due to water over the roadway.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindSaloma-Trees and power lines were downed in northern Taylor County.
May 2006HailSaloma-The public also estimated a 50 mph wind gust.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindSaloma-Trees were downed.
April 2009HailSaloma-no account filed
April 2007HailSaloma-no account filed
April 2007HailSaloma-no account filed
April 2006Thunderstorm WindSaloma-no account filed
May 2003HailSaloma-no account filed
June 2001HailSaloma-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindSaloma-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Taylor County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Durhamtown1.4 miles9
Hobson1.6 miles9
Willowtown3.2 miles9
White Rose3.7 miles9
Sweeneyville4.1 miles9
Finley4.4 miles9
Bengal5.0 miles9
Campbellsville5.4 miles11

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.

Wikipedia article on SalomaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7405607The 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 502817. 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.

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.