Vertrees, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Summit census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42724. It stands on Vertrees Creek. The Survey maps it on the Constantine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1932 USGS Big Clifty quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Big Clifty quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Constantine quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Constantine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Constantine quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Vertrees between 2002 and 2020, burning about 292 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ST. JOHNS FIRE |
| 6 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 65 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOM DUVALL LANE |
| 2 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SAINT JOHN'S |
| 12 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SOUTH GRANDVIEW CHURCH ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vertrees in 4 storm reports between 2000 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vertrees | $15,000 | A large tree fell on power lines and completely blocked Hardinsburg Road near the 12000 block. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Vertrees | - | In addition to the hail, 40 to 45 mph wind gusts were observed. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Vertrees | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vertrees | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Valley | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Four Corners | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Perryville | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Pierce Mill | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Solway | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Franklin Cross Roads | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Stephensburg | 7.9 miles | 18 | |
| Limp | 7.9 miles | 18 |
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 Q122551176 | 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 509283. 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.









