BlockTexola, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ravenna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40336. It stands on Buck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cobhill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Cobhill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
113 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Texola between 1997 and 2019, burning about 4,357 acres in total. None started naturally. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FITCHBURG RD |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | HALE RIDGE #1 |
| 9 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 May 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COX RD |
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 Texola: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 52 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Tipton Ridge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Texola in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 flash flood. 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Texola | $1,000 | Clear Creek Road and Dark Hollow Road were all closed at some point due to flooding. The end of Poplar Road in Ravenna was also closed for a time. This flooding was all due to water flowing across the roadways. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pryse | 0.1 miles | 12 | |
| Shade | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Buck Creek (historical) | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Wilder (historical) | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Tipton (historical) | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Macedonia (historical) | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Millers Creek | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cane Springs (historical) | 2.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 515898. 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.