BlockTyrone, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lawrenceburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40342. It stands on Bailey Run. The Survey maps it on the Tyrone quadrangle. It stands 528 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1922 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:48000
- 1924 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tyrone quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Tyrone quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Tyrone quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Tyrone between 2008 and 2010, burning about 4 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
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 November 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOVERS LEAP |
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 Tyrone: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.Z.Bond Deposit | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Tyrone Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tyrone in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Lightning | Tyrone | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyrone | - | Large tree limbs were brought down by strong winds in Tyrone. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyrone | - | A tree was blown down near Wildcat Road. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Tyrone | - | A private bridge, made out of gravel, and culverts were washed away in eastern Anderson County. The exact location is not known. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyrone | - | Trees were down. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyrone | - | Trained spotters reported trees snapped or uprooted in various parts of the county. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyrone | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stringtown | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lawrenceburg | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Sidney (historical) | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Ninevah | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Houchin (historical) | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| McBrayer | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Alton Station | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Nevin | 6.5 miles | 11 |
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 Tyrone | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14691406 | 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 505753. 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.