Tatumsville, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Calvert City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42025. It stands on Bloodyshin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Briensburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Benton quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Benton quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Briensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Tatumsville between 1998 and 2016, burning about 216 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHISPERING HILLS |
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PINE LOGS |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LITTLE BEAR CREEK FIRE |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARSHALL |
| 27 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 June 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Tatumsville: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briensburg Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| West-Of-Highway Clay | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
10 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tatumsville in 10 storm reports between 2003 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail, 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 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Tatumsville | $1,000,000 | A very brief tornado with maximum estimated winds of 100 mph damaged part of a marina on Kentucky Lake. A 50-yard section of the marina was twisted and overturned. This was one of three sections that extended into Kentucky Lake. A boat that was docked in this part of the marina was lifted onto the debris. The entire marina structure was shifted several feet and pulled away from the shore, dislodging several spud poles that anchored the floating marina structure to the lake bottom. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tatumsville | $25,000 | A large metal shed sustained moderate damage. At least one metal exterior wall panel was pushed in, and the roof was partially blown off. A large hay barn was heavily damaged. A side wall of the barn was completely blown off. Several trees were blown down, and a couple trees were snapped off. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Tatumsville | $8,000 | The siding of a house was damaged. A porch roof was damaged. A small chicken coop was destroyed, and a barn roof was blown off. A few trees were damaged. Peak winds were estimated near 85 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tatumsville | $6,000 | A three-foot diameter tree was snapped near Fairdealing. Trees were blown down and snapped in a neighborhood off Highway 963 near Kentucky Lake. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tatumsville | $5,000 | A carport was blown into a yard. A few shingles were blown off. |
| February 2022 | Flash Flood | Tatumsville | - | Flooding was reported on U.S. Highway 641 between Draffenville and Kentucky Dam. |
| March 2016 | Flood | Tatumsville | - | Several roads were closed in flood-prone areas. Water was over several parts of a county road between Briensburg and Tatumville. A mesonet site near Benton measured 3.25 inches in 24 hours. |
| March 2015 | Heavy Rain | Tatumsville | - | A secondary road was underwater between Gilbertsville and Draffenville. A storm-total rainfall of 2.26 inches was reported by an off-duty meteorologist at Calvert City. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Tatumsville | - | Hail slightly larger than golf balls came from this storm, which had already tracked northeast across the Benton and Draffenville areas. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tatumsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Draffenville | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Briensburg | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Locust Grove (historical) | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pugh (historical) | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Scale | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Little Bear Creek | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Marshall | 3.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 504979. 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.







