BlockTrigg Furnace, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Cerulean census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42211. The Survey maps it on the Lamasco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Lamasco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Lamasco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Hopkinsville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Trigg Furnace between 1998 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | REAL MCCOY |
| 8 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RILEY HOL |
| 19 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | SILO |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HOWARD ROAD |
| 12 April 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trigg Furnace in 8 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Trigg Furnace | $25,000 | This weak tornado touched down along Highway 274 and lifted four miles northwest of Cadiz. The tornado occurred in a hilly scenic area adjacent to Lake Barkley. At least a dozen trees were uprooted or broken. Some of the trees landed on Highway 274. One power line was partially downed by a fallen tree. Several pieces of metal roofing from a barn were lofted into nearby woods. Peak winds were estimated near 80 mph. The tornado was witnessed by a trained spotter. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Trigg Furnace | $5,000 | A trained spotter witnessed a tornado move into Lake Barkley State Resort Park. Large tree limbs were blown onto power lines. Peak winds were estimated near 65 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trigg Furnace | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trigg Furnace | $2,000 | A tree was blown down, blocking both lanes of Highway 778. |
| May 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Trigg Furnace | - | A video was shared of a funnel cloud via social media. No damage could be observed during a damage survey. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Trigg Furnace | - | Fairly widespread flooding of low-lying roads occurred in the county, several of which were closed. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches were reported. The highest 24-hour rainfall report in the county was 4.98 inches from the fire weather station at Golden Pond in the Land Between The Lakes area. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Trigg Furnace | - | Several roads were impassable due to flooding, including Highways 274 and 276. A co-operative observer at Cadiz measured a 24-hour rainfall total of 3.77 inches. Another co-op observer about four miles southwest of Cadiz measured 2.65 inches. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trigg Furnace | - | A few trees were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Water Estates | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Rockcastle Shores | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Rockcastle | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Cedar Point | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Shawnee Hills | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Spring Estates | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Spring | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Cadiz | 5.6 miles | 7 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122561333 | 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 509234. 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.