BlockVirden, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Clay City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40312. It stands on Ships Branch. The Survey maps it on the Levee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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
- 1950 USGS Levee quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Levee quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Levee quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Virden between 1998 and 2020, burning about 488 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COPPERAS C |
| 15 June 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FIFE LICK |
| 13 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 95 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Virden in 11 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Virden | $7,000 | Numerous reports of wind damage were received from a National Weather Service employee, trained storm spotter, local fire rescue, and dispatch in between Clay City and Stanton. This consisted of a plethora of trees blown down, resulting in several power outages. The roofs of a barn and mobile home were also damaged as this storm moved east along Mountain Parkway. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Virden | $4,000 | A tree was blown down and onto some power lines. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Virden | $1,000 | A tree was blown down and onto some power lines on Powell Branch Road near Powell Valley. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Virden | - | The highway department reported a tree down across KY-1028 between mile marker 3 and 4. |
| February 2021 | Flood | Virden | - | Water was covering the road at mile marker 16 on the Mountain Parkway. The dispatch also reported that the road was not closed. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Virden | - | Dispatch reported multiple trees were blown down along the Mountain Parkway near mile marker 12 west of Clay City. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Virden | - | Dispatch relayed reports of trees downed on Red Bird Drive near Clay City. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Virden | - | An NWS employee relayed a report of a tree down on Mountain Parkway northwest of Clay City. This forced the closure of both lanes of the road in the westbound direction. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Virden | - | The Mountain Parkway was still closed in both directions. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Virden | - | The Mountain Parkway was blocked at mile marker 16 in Clay City due to flash flooding. The water rose rapidly and was running across both the east and westbound lanes. The entrance to the Mountain Parkway in Winchester was also closed to keep hapless motorists from driving into the flooded road near in Clay City. The parkway was also closed at mile marker 18. Adams Ridge Road and Skinner Holler were also closed due to high water. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Virden | - | Main Street in Clay City was impassable at Diary Queen due to flooding. The Mountain Parkway was also closed at Exit 22 on the west side of Stanton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Valley | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Black Creek (historical) | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Waltersville | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Westbend | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Clay City | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lone Oak (historical) | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Piggville (historical) | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Happy Top (historical) | 3.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509293. 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.