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Bath County, Kentucky

35 topographic sheets and 18 fire insurance atlases across 3 places.

Research this county

From the record

9 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kentucky within the United States
Bath County within Kentucky

What the record shows

  • 3 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Owingsville, Salt Lick, Sharpsburg, between 1886 and 1929.
  • 18 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 393 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 9 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 4 buildings, 3 districts, 1 structure and 1 object.
  • 4 of the 9 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 43 populated places in this county; 43 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

2 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Clear Creek Furnace, Salt Lick, Bath County, KY
Clear Creek Furnace, Salt Lick, Bath County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Bourbon Iron Furnace, Owingsville, Bath County, KY
Bourbon Iron Furnace, Owingsville, Bath County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

9

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Bourbon Iron Worksstructure197676000844
Confederate Monument in Owingsvilleobject199797000718
Myrtle Hillbuilding198282001550
J.J. Nesbitt Housebuilding201010000532
Col. Thomas Deye Owings Housebuilding197878001297
Owingsville Commercial District and Courthouse Squaredistrict197878001298
Owingsville Commercial District and Courthouse Square (Boundary Increase)district198585001668
Sharpsburg Historic Districtdistrict2024100009521
Springfield Presbyterian Churchbuilding197979000959

Digitised newspapers

4 issues

Sampled issues, machine-read from the Library of Congress scan and published page by page, so every headline and column is searchable text.

Owingsville Outlook

Owingsville, Ky., 1879 to 192?. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The county from the air

26 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,179 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 26 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-23, scale 1:24000
1947-04-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-23, scale 1:24000
1947-04-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-23, scale 1:24000
1947-04-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-23, scale 1:24000
1947-04-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-05, scale 1:60000
1960-05-05, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-11-23, scale 1:24000
1964-11-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-11-23, scale 1:24000
1964-11-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-08, scale 1:24000
1969-10-08, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-08, scale 1:24000
1969-10-08, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-08, scale 1:24000
1969-10-08, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-08, scale 1:24000
1969-10-08, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-05-05, scale 1:9600
1973-05-05, scale 1:9600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-05-05, scale 1:9600
1973-05-05, scale 1:9600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-05-05, scale 1:9600
1973-05-05, scale 1:9600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-05-05, scale 1:9600
1973-05-05, scale 1:9600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

1 station, 2 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them.

The 1950 census, district by district

15 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 6-1Magisterial District 1, Sharpsburg: Sharpsburg town
  • 6-2Magisterial District 1, Sharpsburg - That part outside Sharpsburg town
  • 6-3Magisterial District 2, Bethel: Magisterial District 2, Bethel - That part east of Flat Creek
  • 6-4Magisterial District 2, Bethel - That part west of Flat Creek
  • 6-5Magisterial District 3, Wyoming: Magisterial District 3, Wyoming - That part east of State Hwy. 111
  • 6-6Magisterial District 3, Wyoming - That part west of State Hwy. 111
  • 6-7Magisterial District 4, White Sulphur: Salt Lick town
  • 6-8Magisterial District 4, White Sulphur - That part east of Salt Lick Creek, outside Salt Lick town
  • 6-9Magisterial District 4, White Sulphur - That part west of Salt Lick Creek, outside Salt Lick town
  • 6-10Owingeville city, comprising parts of Magisterial District 5, Owingsville and 6, Owingsville: Owingsville city - That part in Magisterial District 5, Owingsville
  • 6-11Owingsville city - That part in Magisterial District 6, Owingsville
  • 6-12Magisterial District 5, Owingsville, outside Owingsville town: Magisterial District 5, Owingsville - That part north and northeast of State Hwy. 36, outside Owingsville city
  • 6-13Magisterial District 5, Owingsville - That part south and southwest of State Hwy. 36 (Remainder of Magisterial District 5, Owingsville, is in Owingsville city
  • 6-14Magisterial District 6, Owingsville, outside Owingsville town; Magisterial District 6, Owingsville - That part north of U.S. Hwy. 60, outside Owingsville city
  • 6-15Magisterial District 6, Owingsville - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 60, outside Owingsville city (Remainder of Magisterial District 6, Owingsville, is in Owingsville city)

Wildfire, 1994 to 2018

83 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 83 of them, burning about 1,445 acres. 4 started naturally and 13 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning25
Recreation and ceremony23
Arson/incendiarism13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Natural4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Three of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
11 December 2006Debris and open burning375 acresDaniel Boone National ForestSHOOTING RANGE
21 April 1999Arson/incendiarism250 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
8 March 2000Arson/incendiarism170 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
10 April 2000Natural50 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
8 April 2013Recreation and ceremony50 acresKentucky Division of ForestryOLYMPIA SPRINGS
2 January 2000Arson/incendiarism50 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
24 April 2009Recreation and ceremony50 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
17 March 2011Debris and open burning48 acresKentucky Division of ForestryADAMS RD

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1956 to 2025

60 of 325 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 325 reports for this county, causing 7 deaths, 1 injury and about $3,185,600 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind207
Hail47
Flash Flood46
Flood12
Tornado9
Heavy Rain2
Funnel Cloud1
Lightning1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2020FloodMoores Ferry5 killed, $3,000A low lying road near Peasticks and Salt Lick in Bath County, Adams Road, saw water levels gradually come up and produce a steady stream of flowing water as daily rainfall amounts topped out at 1-1.5 inches. An Amish family, initially attempting to cross this, decided to turn around. However, their horse lost its footing and slipped into the water, causing the carriage to overturn and plummet into the water. The horse and adult driving the carriage escaped the water, but all five children on board were swept downstream and unfortunately perished.
August 2023LightningPebble1 killedA 39-year old male was struck and killed by lightning just south of Sherburne.
January 1998Flash FloodOwingsville1 killedno account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindZilpo1 hurt, $3,000Tree fell on a woman and cars were damaged by downed trees at the Zilpo Campground.
March 2012Tornado (EF1)Owingsville$775,000A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service Office in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-1 tornado occurred in Bath County on March 2, 2012. The tornado touched down near the Bath County High School west southwest of Owingsville at 608 pm EST. The tornado had an intermittent path to the east northeast of approximately 7.5 miles in length. The tornado crossed Hwy 36 a mile or two south of Owingsville and then I-64 and Hwy 60 east of Owingsville causing damage to numerous trees, barn roofs, and residential structures along the way. The tornado lifted for the final time approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Salt Lick, Kentucky.
February 2008Tornado (EF1)Kendall Spgs$250,000An EF1 tornado touched down on Stepstone Road and continued east northeast for 8.7 miles. The tornado had a maximum path width of 250 yards with maximum wind speeds of around 105 mph. Two modile homes were almost completely destroyed along with several barns and outbuildings.
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Sharpsburg$200,000A quick spin up occurred as winds descended to the ground in NW Bath County, hitting a house on top of a ridge off of Springfield Road (south of Sharpsburg), along with trees and a barn in the adjacent holler to the east. From this point forward, the event became more straight-line wind dominated and continued to be so throughout much of the county. The house sustained substantial damage. A large section of roofing was removed, including a large hole into the master closet. All windows around entire house had been bowed in, bending the frames and cracking the molding around them. Grass, dirt, insulation, and other small debris was also plastered to windows, doors, and siding on all sides of the house, including on all sides of a sheltered screen in porch. Flashing was also removed from inside the sheltered porch. Basement doors on other side of sheltering retaining wall were buckled in by the force of the wind (and possible change in pressure). House also had multiple cracks along the exterior brick-work that were not there before. In addition, it moved several things outside, including a large trailer holding the front of a combine, twisting the tongue of the trailer. Debris from the house was blown several hundred yards away, and some has not yet been found. Farther down from the house, numerous trees and a barn was hit. The barn is still standing, but sustained substantial damage to the SE corner.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindKendall Spgs$200,000A historic brick house built in 1820 sustained substantial straight-line wind damage. The house is situated on an elevated knob with a large open area to the west, unable to break the wind before hitting the house. Owner describes seeing strong straight-line winds heading towards his house from west to east. When the winds hit the house, they knocked out one of the chimneys and roof apex on the west facing side of the house, causing a large amount of damage both outside and inside of the historic home. Several very large pine trees also fell, including one that hit a window on the house where the owner was standing. In addition to the house, winds destroyed a barn located to the south of the house, along with several sheds. The survey team and owner noted that all trees and debris was pushed due east by the winds. The team also noted that this was by far the worst damage sustained from this event, likely due to the property's elevated and exposed location.
March 1997Flash FloodSalt Lick$200,000no account filed
February 2008Thunderstorm WindOwingsville$100,000Numerous barns were blown down with trees and power lines down county wide. A tractor trailer was blown over on Highway 36 between Preston and Hard Pike. A roof was also blown off a trailer in Peeled Oak.
March 1997Flash FloodPreston$100,000no account filed
April 2024Thunderstorm WindSlate Vly$80,000A very large but rotted tree fell eastward due to the straight line winds, landing on the corner of a manufactured home and destroying it along Hillsboro Road, near the intersection with Naylor Road. Behind the house, sat an older barn, which was pushed from behind by the easterly winds, moving it forward about 10 feet off the foundation and causing it to collapse.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindBethel$60,000The survey team was sent to a property that sustained substantial damage off Chandler road just NE of the Bethel community. Two houses set on the property next to one another. The first was an old farmhouse that was being lived in but no longer maintained. The house directly beside it was a new Amish house. When winds hit the older house, sitting to the west, it lifted off the roof structure and threw it to the ESE, hitting the roof and chimney of the new house. This caused the chimney to collapse and fall, leading to significant damage to the side of the house and porches. Thankfully no one was injured in this incident. In addition, several other nearby outbuildings sustained damage, as did the siding on the houses, but all other structures on the property were fine.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindSharpsburg$50,000Bath county dispatch reported that 8 to 10 barns had been blown down in the Sharpsburg and Bethel areas.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindOwingsville$50,000Boyd County emergency manager relayed information from Bath County emergency manager about a tower blown over at the EMS station and damage at the Board of Education building in Owingsville.
November 2007Tornado (EF0)Kendall Spgs$50,000Four older barns had significant roof and wall damage. One barn was pushed off it's foundation. Numerous trees were downed and snapped along the path. The tornado crossed I-64 3 miles southwest of Owingsville before lifting. Tornado rated EF-0 with peak winds near 85 mph.
February 1993Hailnot stated$50,000Large hail caused considerable damage to property, including punching holes in satellite dishes and shattering windows on homes and businesses. Also several barns and mobile homes were damaged by high wind.
February 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Large hail caused considerable damage to property, including punching holes in satellite dishes and shattering windows on homes and businesses. Also several barns and mobile homes were damaged by high wind.
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Reynoldsville$40,000Straight line winds pushed through Mount Pleasant Road from west to east, resulting in damage to structures on both the north and south side of this mobile home. However, the mobile home, which set in the middle of the damage, showed signs of rotation as the system moved through, indicative of a quick spin-up tornado. All damage that was viewed downstream by the survey team seemed to be more in line with straight-line winds as well, so this was likely a very quick spin-up. There was a lack of structures behind this mobile home, and a lack of damage across the street to the east of this home. It matched up well with one of the tighter circulations that went through the area. The mobile home itself was hit from the backside, lifting off the roof on the back half of the house. Siding was torn off on all sides. The front of the house's roofline was a bit rotted, but lost it's flashing. Insulation and mud was plastered along the front side. Meanwhile, more mud and insulation was plastered all through the inside of the house as well.
October 2022Thunderstorm WindReynoldsville$40,000Multiple barns and farm structures (corn crib bin and chicken coop) were damaged or destroyed due to thunderstorm winds. NWS Storm Survey results noted that the small buildings were light and not well anchored down, that the metal pole barn was open on the ends, and that the stick-built barn was old and also had a door open - allowing winds to get inside. All damage was laying uniformly towards the ENE.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindBethel$40,000Numerous trees were blown down county wide. The greatest amount of damage occurred in the southwestern portion of the county, where at least 20 to 30 trees were blown down.
June 1998Flash FloodOwingsville$40,000State Route 36 covered with water.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindOlympia$30,000Strong winds hit a barn in an open field from the west on KY-36 just NW of Olympia, blowing off the barn roof and throwing it eastward. The barn was also pushed off it's foundation, partially exposing the classic cars it was housing. Metal roofing was blown several hundred yards to the east.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindBethel$30,000A small subdivision along Country Lane in Bethel sustained damage due to straight line winds. Several houses had Bradford Pear Trees and rotted hardwood trees that blew down to the east. Several homes also sustained shingle and minor roof damage on the west facing side. In addition, a small timber frame that was being built (likely a shed) collapsed.
May 2011HailSharpsburg$30,000A trained spotter witnessed golf ball to baseball size hail in Sharpsburg. The hail caused damage to cars in the area including broken windshields.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindSharpsburg$30,000Multiple trees were blown down in Sharpsburg and Bethel. All of the electricity was out in Bethel.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindReynoldsville$25,000Farm sustained heavy wind damage along W Hwy-60. An open air barn collapsed. Metal roof from the barn was thrown southward and eastward about 200-300 yards across fields. Multiple Bradford Pear trees were also broken, and several other sheds were damaged.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindReynoldsville$25,000House sustained damage along Mt. Pleasant Road just north of Reynoldsville. The house was located on the northside of a spin-up tornado. Two sheds behind the house collapsed and were thrown ENE, with contents and metal roofing littering the yard and across the street to the east. The southeast corner of the house also was missing roofing material off the porch, and the south-side of the porch was ripped off. Owners also reported that some of the windows bowed in, likely due to the nearby tornado.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindPolksville$25,000A property along Old Sand Road near I-64, east of the Peasticks community, received multiple points of damage. The home owner recalled seeing a wall of wind come from the east straight at them. The corner of the barn was destroyed, and roofing material also removed. Soffits, gutters, and some siding was pulled off the back of the house. A shed was lifted up and destroyed. A neighbor's shed had the same fate. Multiple trees were also blown down, hitting the fence at the front of the house.
October 2022Thunderstorm WindReynoldsville$25,000Thunderstorm winds led to the destruction of 2 barns on a private property. The barns were old, and were not anchored down to the ground. One barn was moved off its foundation by about 15 feet and collapsed. The other lost roofing material and had multiple north-facing wall panels blown off.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSalt Lick$25,000A tree was blown down and onto a mobile home in the Salt Lick community.
September 2021Flash FloodReynoldsville$25,000Water over White Oak Road just northwest of Owingsville has caused damage to the pavement along several portions of the road.
August 1997Tornado (F0)Owingsville$25,000The tornado downed several trees. One large tree fell on a house and caused extensive structural damage.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindOlympia$20,000Strong easterly winds led to substantial damage for a garage and mobile home along Lafafette Road in the community of Olympia. Both structures were facing westward, taking the brunt of the impact. The mobile home sustained porch and roof damage. The large metal-framed garage had bay doors on both the west/frontward and east/rear facing sides. Winds caused the west facing doors to bow in, and the east facing doors to blow out.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindOlympia$20,000An old barn and several sheds sustained major damage at the end of Lafafette Road in the community of Olympia. The main barn lost the majority of it's roofing and had the collapse of walls, though still standing. Several nearby sheds were also destroyed, with debris blown out to the east. Multiple trees were also broken in the area. Meanwhile, a neighboring new barn frame being built about 100 yards to the north received little to no damage.
September 2018Flash FloodOlympia$20,000Water was observed flowing over Kentucky Highway 36 near Interstate 64 south of Owingsville, resulting in the closure of the road. Additionally, a woman was rescued from rapidly flowing flood waters as her vehicle became submerged northwest of Olympia.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindOwingsville$20,000Numerous trees down and power outages as well.
August 2001Flash FloodOwingsville$20,000Flash flooding caused 6 feet of Highway 1944 to be washed out near the bridge.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindWyoming$15,000A barn was blown down along White Oak road, approximately 1 mile from Wyoming Road, north of Owingsville.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindBethel$15,000A barn sustained wind damage along Market Lane, near KY-11, between Sharpsburg and Bethel. The barn was already structurally unsound, but the additional winds collapsed the barn, throwing pieces of the roofing and wood sides across KY-11 about 100+ yards to the east.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindBethel$15,000A small concrete blocked building housing an auction company lost its tin roof, thrown eastward. The building was located near the intersection of KY-36 and KY-11 between Sharpsburg and Bethel.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindReynoldsville$15,000An older barn collapsed due to strong winds. It's was located in an exposed and elevated landscape.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindSlate Vly$12,000A west-facing porch was pulled off the back of a well-tied down doublewide manufactured home when strong east winds hit it along Hillsboro Road in the Slate Valley community. This resulted in further roof damage. Two large softwood trees were also snapped. Two houses down, a shed was also destroyed, and another house across the street received minor roof damage.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindReynoldsville$10,000Roofing was peeled off of west side of the barn, along with multiple large tree limbs snapped on the property along Flat Creek Road. Another barn behind this one also sustained roof damage.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindBethel$10,000Two barns set beside each other at the start of Chandler Road, near Shiloh Road, one an open air newer barn on the NW side, and the other a large old wooden white barn just to the SE. Wind hit the open air barn and caused it to collapse, though no notable damage appears to be sustained to the white barn next to it.
October 2022Thunderstorm WindReynoldsville$10,000A barn was moved off its foundation and lost its roof. According to the NWS Storm Survey Steam, the cement block footers showed no indication of anchors to the barn and the wood looked dry rotted. Remainders of the barn were through 1/8 mile in a uniform direction to the ENE.
October 2022Thunderstorm WindReynoldsville$10,000A peg construction barn collapsed with most debris uniformly laying towards the ENE and NE. The roof was dislodged and tossed 150 feet to the east of the barn, but the framing of the roof seemed to be rotted. The cement footers that the bar was sitting on showed no indication of being anchored to the barn - rather the weight of the barn was holding it up.
October 2022Thunderstorm WindReynoldsville$10,000A partial barn collapse. The walls of the barn did look to be anchored with a piece of rebarb sticking out of the concrete footers, and into a hole at the bottom of the 6x6 inch barn posts/vertical beams. No other anchoring clips were used, so wind was able to lift post off the anchor. The NWS Storm Survey Team also noted that most of the wood was dry rotted.
December 2019FloodOlympia$10,000Emergency Management reported knee-deep water over McCarty Branch Road east of Olympia, resulting in a stalled car. A 78 year old woman was stuck in her car for a period of time, but was not injured.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindReynoldsville$10,000Several trees and tree limbs were downed in a 2 mile area along Highway 60 and Bob-o-Link Drive. One large tree was uprooted and fell onto a car and house.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindSalt Lick$10,000Power lines were blown down.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindPreston$10,000A wind gust was measured on a home weather station. Also, trees were blown down at the residence.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBethel$10,000Trees and a cable t.v. line were blown down in Bethel.
May 2010Flash FloodOlympia$10,000Flood waters picked up several cars along Mill Creek 7 miles southeast of Owingsville and carried them downstream. One woman had to be rescued from her car.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindKendall Spgs$10,000A roof was blown off a home and a chain link fence was blown down. A tree was also blown down onto a house.
November 2007Thunderstorm WindOwingsville$10,000Several trees were blown down around Owingsville.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindSharpsburg$10,000Five to six trees down on roads north of Sharpsburg. Power out.
February 2000Flash FloodCountywide$10,000Heavy rains produced flash flooding across the county washing out many roads.
October 2022Thunderstorm WindReynoldsville$9,000An open air barn had its roof peeled off and thrown into the field east of the barn. The NWS Storm Survey Team noted that the wood of the barn was dry rotted and weathered.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindPreston$8,000Roofing was peeled off and wall caved in on a barn along Preston Road (CR-965), south of Owingsville. In addition, the Dollar General across the road to the NW also sustained some minor damage.

Mines and quarries

6 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 6 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Iron6

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clover Creek Iron TractIronProspect
Horton-North Iron TractIronProspect
Horton-South Iron TractIronProspect
Indian Creek Iron TrackIronProspect
J.W.Ingram DepositIronOccurrence
Rose Run Iron TractIronProspect

Every populated place in the county

43

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 3 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

The vanished settlements of Bath County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Owingsville, Kentucky

9 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1886 to 1929

Salt Lick, Kentucky

10 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1908 to 1927

Sharpsburg, Kentucky

6 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1893 to 1929

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

2 structures

The vanished settlements of Bath County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.