Tri City, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sedalia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42079. The Survey maps it on the Lynnville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1952 USGS Lynnville quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Mayfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Lynnville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Tri City between 1997 and 2015, burning about 129 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.8 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FAIRBANKS ROAD FIRE |
| 1 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HONEY BEE LANE |
| 8 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Tri City: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Clay Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tri City in 6 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tri City | $50,000 | There were numerous trees down and some outbuildings damaged in the southeast corner of Graves County. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tri City | $15,000 | An entire barn was blown onto a state highway near the intersection of Kentucky Highways 94 and 564. Traffic was blocked for more than two hours. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Tri City | $4,000 | Along the Graves County portion of the path, many large tree branches were down. The short portion of the path in Graves County was rated EF-0. The tornado then proceeded into Calloway County. |
| February 2011 | Flash Flood | Tri City | - | A horse-drawn buggy carrying an Amish family was washed away at a low water crossing on a rural gravel road. Four children drowned after they were swept down a swollen creek a short distance into Hickman County. The low water crossing itself was right on the Graves County line. Water was over a number of roads in Graves County, including U.S. Highway 45 at the Hickman County line. Water was over Kentucky Highway 97 between the 5 and 15 mile markers. |
| September 2002 | Flash Flood | Tri City | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tri City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vealsburg | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cooksville | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Lynnville | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Browns Grove | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Bell City | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Fairbanks | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cuba | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sedalia | 5.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 505489. 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.




