Spurlington, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Mannsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42718. The Survey maps it on the Spurlington 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 Spurlington quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Spurlington between 1998 and 2020, burning about 458 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JIM BROWN |
| 5 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ARBUCKLE ROAD |
| 5 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | M&R LANE FIRE |
| 30 March 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spurlington in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Spurlington | $50,000 | The tornado first destroyed a 2-car garage 0.4 miles south of KY 744 on Smith Chapel School Road. It skipped northeast, damaging trees and two homes. It lifted just north of KY 744. Wind speeds were estimated around 85 mph. |
| February 2021 | Flood | Spurlington | - | Several roads were closed due to high water, including Fairview, Bear Track, Noe, Crescent Hill, Christerson Lane, and Salem Church. Crescent Hill Road caved in due to the flooding. Repair costs are unknown. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spurlington | - | Numerous trees and power lines were down on Pitman Valley Road near Highway 744. A person was trapped in a vehicle. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spurlington | - | A metal roof was blown off of a building at the intersection of Pitman Valley Road and Finley Ridge Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spurlington | - | A report was received by the public of a tree down on Spurlington Rd in Taylor County. |
| February 2011 | Flash Flood | Spurlington | - | Palestine Rd. was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spurlington | - | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Spurlington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooleyville | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Arista | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Acton | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Finley | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Mannsville | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Hobson | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Campbellsville | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| South Campbellsville | 6.1 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122595674 | The 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 504189. 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.



