BlockValeria, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Hazel Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41301. The Survey maps it on the Pomeroyton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1951 USGS Pomeroyton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pomeroyton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Valeria between 1992 and 2020, burning about 843 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | 15 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | CASTLE ARCH |
| 29 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 125 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | SKY BRIDGE |
| 2 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 45 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | HORSEFLY |
| 15 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | CANYON |
| 25 June 2007 | Natural | 20 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | SIAMESE |
| 21 June 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | PARCHED CORN |
| 7 May 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | WILDCAT |
| 29 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Valeria in 6 storm reports between 2005 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Valeria | $30,000 | A National Weather Service storm damage survey team determined that an EF-0 tornado touched down briefly in Wolfe County near county road 2027 in the town of Valeria. The tornado lifted and moved a well constructed oak barn, twisted and uprooted many large trees, and destroyed and tossed a well anchored car port. There was also additional minor damage to two homes and a car due to this tornado. The maximum wind speeds of this tornado were estimated to have been between 80 and 85 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeria | $10,000 | Multiple trees were blown down in Valeria. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeria | $1,000 | One tree was blown down on Hwy 746 near the Menifee county line. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeria | - | A tree was blown down onto Calaboose Ridge Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeria | - | A tree was blown down and across Clifty School Rd. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Valeria | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toliver | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Trent | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Stillwater | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hazel Green | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Campton | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Ridge | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Baptist | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| High Falls | 7.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 516170. 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.