Shipley, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Albany census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42602. It lies near Lettered Oak Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Albany quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1929 USGS Byrdstown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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 Shipley between 1999 and 2017, burning about 219 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HAY FIRE |
| 30 April 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 April 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Shipley: 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bald Rock Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Deep Well-Sphalerite Occurrence | Zinc | Occurrence | Sphalerite | |
| Deep Well-Sphalerite Occurrence | Zinc | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shipley in 7 storm reports between 1995 and 2003: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shipley | $50,000 | The roof was blown off a building. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shipley | $15,000 | Houses were damaged by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shipley | - | Spotter report of downed trees. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Shipley | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Shipley | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shipley | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Shipley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willen (historical) | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lettered Oak (historical) | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Lee Chapel (historical) | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hobart | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Wolf River Dock | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Dicken (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Browns Crossroads | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Ewing (historical) | 3.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 503395. 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.





