BlockSugartit, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Florence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41042. The Survey maps it on the Union quadrangle. It stands 794 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Union quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Union quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Union quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Union quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sugartit in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 3 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sugartit | $20,000 | A barn collapsed. |
| October 2016 | Flash Flood | Sugartit | $10,000 | Water was reported flowing into a basement on Blacksmith Place in Florence. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sugartit | $10,000 | Tractor trailers were blown over due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Sugartit | $10,000 | A bridge on Gunpowder Road was flooded. High water closed several roads, and a few homes had their basements flooded. |
| June 2021 | Flood | Sugartit | $5,000 | A vehicle was stuck on Gunpowder Road due to high water. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sugartit | $1,000 | One tree was knocked down. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Sugartit | - | High water was reported over portions of Gunpowder Road between U.S. 42 and Highway 2953. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Sugartit | - | Flash flooding was observed along Gunpowder Road near Florence. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Sugartit | - | The public reported that Gunpowder Creek was out of its' banks in Florence near Gunpowder Road and U.S. 42. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopeful Heights | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Union | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Oakbrook | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Devon | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Florence | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hueys Corners | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Limaburg | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Richwood | 4.1 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.
| Wikipedia article on Sugartit | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14691291 | 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 504705. 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.
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.