Temple Hill, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Temple Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42141. It stands on Happy Hollow Branch. The Survey maps it on the Temple Hill quadrangle. It stands 807 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Temple Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Temple Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tompkinsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Temple Hill between 1999 and 2016, burning about 80 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 38 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 October 2016 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUTTON RD. FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Temple Hill: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo Bottom Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Temple Hill in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 4 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Temple Hill | 4 hurt, $1,400,000 | Fifteen to 20 homes were destroyed, mainly in the Temple Hill area. Another dozen or so homes, along with barns and outbuildings, sustained heavy damage. Four people in the area were treated for minor injuries. The tornado formed about a mile northeast of Temple Hill just south of Barbour Road. Numerous trees were topped, and several homes were damaged. Most of the structural damage occurred along Moore Road, where several mobile homes were moved considerable distances and destroyed. A large RV was flipped over, a large tractor was moved about five feet, and a horse trailer was thrown over 75 yards. The tornado reached its peak intensity near the intersection of Moore Road and Highway 839. The storm then crossed into Metcalfe County about 2.9 miles northeast of Nobob. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Hill | - | Two large pole barns between Whites Chapel Road and Glover Road suffered considerable roof damage as a result of strong straight-line winds. Winds were estimated to be between 75 and 100 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Hill | - | A few trees blew down in Temple Hill. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Hill | - | A Barren County road supervisor reported trees down due to severe thunderstorm winds around Temple Hill. |
| February 2011 | Flash Flood | Temple Hill | - | Bull Dog Rd. was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Hill | - | Several trees were blown down, especially near the Monroe county line. Barns were also blown down and a tree fell through a house. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Hill | - | Eight inch diameter tree limbs were downed and pea sized hail fell. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Hill | - | DES reported trees and power lines down. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Temple Hill | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eighty Eight | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Nobob | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Roseville | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Etoile | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Bristletown | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Kino | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Cooktown | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Dry Fork | 6.4 miles | 9 |
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 Temple Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7698562 | 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 505058. 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.




