BlockThixton, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Floyds Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40291. It stands on Big Run. The Survey maps it on the Mount Washington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1907 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Mount Washington quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Mount Washington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Mount Washington quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Thixton between 1999 and 2014, burning about 58 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARKWELL RD. FIRE |
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BROAD RUN |
| 12 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CEDAR CREEK FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thixton in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Thixton | $300,000 | The tornado touched down just north of the intersection of Cedar Creek and Mount Washington Roads, located around one and one half miles southeast of Quail Chase Golf Course in southeast Louisville. It moved north-northeast, crossing Cedar Creek Road several times. Near Brook Chase Court, the tornado totally destroyed one modular home, knocking it off its foundation and pancaking the first floor under the second level. One well-built brick home had it roof taken off. Numerous other homes along the path sustained damage to their roofs, siding and windows. The tornado was rated a strong EF-1, with estimated winds of 105 to 110 mph. The maximum width of the tornado was 70 yards, but during most of its path it was 40-50 yards wide. |
| February 2021 | Flood | Thixton | - | The Bardstown Road entrance to Broad Run Park was closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Glenmary | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Brentlinger | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Ashville | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Lovvorn (historical) | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Seatonville | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hacienda | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Fern Creek | 4.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 505151. 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.