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Bourbon County, Kentucky

33 topographic sheets and 15 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.

Research this county

From the record

59 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Kentucky within the United States
Bourbon County within Kentucky
Explore by year 1861 1922

What the record shows

  • 2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Paris, Millersburg, between 1886 and 1949.
  • 15 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 182 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 59 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 45 buildings, 12 districts, 1 object and 1 structure.
  • 1 of them is a covered bridge.
  • 17 of the 59 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 23 populated places in this county; 23 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

10 photographs, 1940 to 2020

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.

At the drive-in theater during Covid-19, Bourbon County, Kentucky
At the drive-in theater during Covid-19, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Sniegowski, Don, photographer, 2020. Library of Congress
A horse stable that has become a classic symbol of the state, near Paris, Kentucky
A horse stable that has become a classic symbol of the state, near Paris, Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Traveling salesman. Paris, Kentucky
Traveling salesman. Paris, Kentucky
Vachon, John, 1940. Library of Congress
A "pattern book" house in Paris, Kentucky
A "pattern book" house in Paris, Kentucky
Vachon, John, 1940. Library of Congress
Clovelley Farm Tenant House, 4958 Paris Road (east side), Paris, Bourbon County, KY
Clovelley Farm Tenant House, 4958 Paris Road (east side), Paris, Bourbon County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
The Grange, Maysville Pike (U.S. Route 68), Paris, Bourbon County, KY
The Grange, Maysville Pike (U.S. Route 68), Paris, Bourbon County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Mount Lebanon, Peacock Road, Paris, Bourbon County, KY
Mount Lebanon, Peacock Road, Paris, Bourbon County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Cane Ridge Meeting House, Little Rock Road, Paris, Bourbon County, KY
Cane Ridge Meeting House, Little Rock Road, Paris, Bourbon County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Johnson's Inn, Georgetown Pike, Paris, Bourbon County, KY
Johnson's Inn, Georgetown Pike, Paris, Bourbon County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Julia Steele House, 5875 Paris Road (US Highway 27/68); 1 1/5 miles north of Bourbon County line, Paris, Bourbon County, KY
Julia Steele House, 5875 Paris Road (US Highway 27/68); 1 1/5 miles north of Bourbon County line, Paris, Bourbon County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

59

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
Airy Castlebuilding197676000845
Jacob Aker Farmdistrict199393000050
Allen-Alexander Housebuilding197575000735
Bayless Quartersbuilding198383002556
Bourbon County Confederate Monumentobject199797000719
Bourbon County Courthousebuilding197474000851
Walker Buckner Housebuilding199797000232
Cane Ridge Rural Historic Districtdistrict200302001463
Thomas Champ Housedistrict200303000256
Dr. Henry Clay Housebuilding198383002558
Colville Covered Bridgestructure197474000850
Cooper's Run Baptist Churchbuilding198383002559
Cooper's Run Rural Historic Districtdistrict199898001493
William David Housebuilding197979000965
Duncan Avenue Historic Districtdistrict198888000902
Duncan Tavernbuilding197373000783
Eades Tavernbuilding197373000784
James Eales Housebuilding198383002560
Escondidabuilding197878001302
James Garrard Housebuilding198383002561
Glen Oakbuilding199695001513
Grange, Thebuilding197373000786
Ephram Harrod Housebuilding198383002562
Hillside Farmdistrict200000000277
Hopewell Museumbuilding198989002123
Hopkins Housebuilding198383002563
Johnston's Innbuilding200808000209
Joseph Kennedy Housebuilding198383002564
Thomas Kennedy Housebuilding198080001484
Kiser Stationbuilding197777000601
James Kiser Housebuilding201414000457
Little Rock-Jackstown Road Rural Historic Districtdistrict200404000246
Loudoun Hallbuilding197878001303
Rudolph Mauck Housebuilding198383002565
McKee-Vimont Row Housesbuilding197575000734
McLeod Spring Housebuilding198383002566
Miller's House at Ruddels Millsbuilding198383002567
Millersburg Historic Districtdistrict198686000697
Paris Cemetery Gatehousebuilding197878001301
Paris Courthouse Square Historic Districtdistrict197979000963
Paris Railroad Depotbuilding197373000785
Pocket Rural Historic Districtdistrict200303000257
Thomas Rodgers Housebuilding198383002568
Elias Rymill Housebuilding198383002569
Sacred Homebuilding197979000964
Sandusky Housebuilding198383002570
Laban Shipp Housebuilding198383002571
Snow Hillbuilding199797001341
Jacob Spears Distillerybuilding198383002573
Jacob Spears Housebuilding198383002572
Joseph L. Stephens Housebuilding198383002574
Stoner Creek Rural Historic Districtdistrict200101000449
Sugar Grovebuilding199696001346
John Tucker Housebuilding199595000302
West Millersburg Rural Historic Districtdistrict200706001197
Widow McDowell Housebuilding198383002576
Hubbard Williams Housebuilding198383002577
Woodlawnbuilding199696001345
Capt. James Wright House and Cabinbuilding197676000846

Covered bridges

1

Bourbon County has 1 covered bridge on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Digitised newspapers

12 issues

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

The Bourbon News

Millersburg, Ky., 1881 to 1883. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Semi-Weekly Bourbon News

Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky., 1883 to 1895. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Bourbon News

Paris, Ky., 1895 to 19??. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

3

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Bird's-eye view, 1870 - Bird's eye view of the city of Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky 1870
Bird's-eye view (1870) - Bird's eye view of the city of Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky 1870. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1877 - Atlas of Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine and Woodford Counties, Ky
Land ownership map (1877) - Atlas of Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine and Woodford Counties, Ky. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1861 - Topographical map of the counties of Bourbon, Fayette, Clark, Jessamine, and Woodford, Kentucky from actual surveys
Land ownership map (1861) - Topographical map of the counties of Bourbon, Fayette, Clark, Jessamine, and Woodford, Kentucky from actual surveys. Library of Congress.

The county from the air

33 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 816 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 33 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, 1949-11-01, scale 1:16400
1949-11-01, scale 1:16400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-01, scale 1:16400
1949-11-01, scale 1:16400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-01, scale 1:16400
1949-11-01, scale 1:16400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-11-01, scale 1:16400
1949-11-01, scale 1:16400. 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, 1950-06-10, scale 1:16500
1950-06-10, scale 1:16500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-01, scale 1:18000
1952-03-01, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-01, scale 1:18000
1952-03-01, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-01, scale 1:18000
1952-03-01, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-01, scale 1:18000
1952-03-01, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-16, scale 1:24000
1958-04-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-16, scale 1:24000
1958-04-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-16, scale 1:24000
1958-04-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-16, scale 1:24000
1958-04-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-10-28, scale 1:24000
1959-10-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-10-28, scale 1:24000
1959-10-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-10-28, scale 1:24000
1959-10-28, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-11-02, scale 1:24000
1959-11-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-09, scale 1:24000
1960-01-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-09, scale 1:24000
1960-01-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-09, scale 1:24000
1960-01-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-09, scale 1:24000
1960-01-09, 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, 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, 1964-11-23, scale 1:24000
1964-11-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-15, scale 1:24000
1965-02-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-15, scale 1:24000
1965-02-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-15, scale 1:24000
1965-02-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-15, scale 1:24000
1965-02-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-01, scale 1:15000
2002-04-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

3 stations, 3 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 extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

23 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.

  • 9-1Magisterial District 1, coextensive with Paris city: Paris city - That part Bounded by E. Main, City limits; City limits; City limits; Winchester, Louisiana and Nashville Railroad
  • 9-2Paris city - That part Bounded by City limits; E. Main; E. Main, Louisiana and Nashville Railroad , Houston Ave.; W. 2nd, City limits
  • 9-3Paris city - That part Bounded by City limits; W. 2nd, Houston Ave.; W. 8th; 7th, Williams, Lilleston Ave., Houston Creek
  • 9-4Paris city - That part Bounded by City limits; Houston Creek; Lilleston Ave., Williams, 7th, W. 8th; City limits
  • 9-5Paris city - That part Bounded by Houston Ave.; Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, Main; Boone; Cypress, Sycemore, Houston Ave.
  • 9-6Paris city - That part Bounded by Louisiana and Nashville Railroad; 14th; Main
  • 9-7Paris city - That part Bounded by Cypress, Boone, Main, 14th, Louisiana and Nashville Railroad; Winchester; City limits; City limits
  • 9-8Paris city - That part Bounded by W. 8th; Sycemore; Cypress; City limits
  • 9-9Magisterial District 2, Millersburg: Millersburg city
  • 9-10Magisterial District 2, Millersburg - That part southeast of U.S. Hwy. 68, outside Millersburg city
  • 9-11Magisterial District 2, Millersburg - That part northwest of U.S. Hwy. 68, outside Millersburg city
  • 9-12Magisterial District 3, Flat Rock: Magisterial District 3, Flat Rock - That part north of Mt. Sterling Pike
  • 9-13Magisterial District 3, Flat Rock - That part south of Mt. Sterling Pike
  • 9-14Magisterial District 4, North Middletown: North Middletown town
  • 9-15Magisterial District 4, North Middletown - That part northeast of State Hwy. 40, outside North Middletown town
  • 9-16Magisterial District 4, North Middletown - That part southwest of State Hwy. 40, outside North Middletown town
  • 9-17Magisterial District 5, Clintonville: Magisterial District 5, Clintonville, excluding Lexington Signal Depot (part)
  • 9-18Lexington Signal Depot - That part in Magisterial District 5, Clintonville (Remainder of Lexington Signal Depot is in Magisterial District 3, Fayette County)
  • 9-19Magisterial District 6, Hutchison
  • 9-20Magisterial District 7, Centerville: Magisterial District 7, Centerville - That part southeast of Townsend Creek
  • 9-21Magisterial District 7, Centerville - That part northwest of Townsend Creek
  • 9-22Magisterial District 8, Ruddles Mills: Magisterial District 8, Ruddles Mills - That part north of Cooper Creek, Stoner Creek and Flat Run
  • 9-23Magisterial District 8, Ruddles Mills - That part south of Cooper Creek, Stoner Creek and Flat Run

Wildfire, 2000

1 fire

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1 of them, burning about 25 acres. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 March 2000Debris and open burning25 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

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

Storms, 1966 to 2025

60 of 213 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 213 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 4 injuries and about $1,551,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind122
Flood42
Flash Flood25
Hail18
Tornado4
Heavy Rain2

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
May 1996Thunderstorm WindMillersburg1 killed, 2 hurt, $10,000no account filed
September 2018FloodBrentsville1 killed, $15,000A female interning at Silver Springs Stud Farm was returning from lunch on Brentsville Road when she drove into water from a flooded stream over the roadway. The stream swept the vehicle into a deep pool off the road. Within moments, the top of the car was several feet below the surface of the water. The victim's body was recovered several hours later from the backseat of the vehicle.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindNorth Middletown1 killedA fatality occurred near the Bourbon - Clark County line. A man was killed after stopping to remove debris from a county road. Strong winds toppled a tree next to the road, hitting him. Several other trees were downed across the county as winds gusted as high as 60 mph.
October 2014Tornado (EF1)Paris1 hurt, $250,000The tornado first touched down near Vine Street. Several|homes sustained significant damage including losses to portions of|roofs and damage to walls and siding. The tornado had winds of|100 mph on Vine Street and a narrow width of around 50 yards. Half|dollar size hail also occurred. One woman at 1129 Vine Street was sucked out of the house and landed on the porch. She sustained an injury requiring several stitches. Multiple trees and power lines were downed as well. Several trees fell on homes. The|tornado then lifted east of Vine Street for approximately one mile.||The tornado touched down again on the east side of the Stoner Creek|Country Club where it caused tree damage. It caused attic and soffit|damage to several homes on Windermere Lane. The tornado had winds of|80 to 85 mph during the second touchdown. Quarter size hail occurred|also. The tornado then continued to the northeast where it caused|significant damage to a couple of warehouses, finally flipping an empty tractor trailer before lifting near US-460.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindParis1 hurt, $5,000One person was injured when a tree fell on a car.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindCurrentsville$300,000The NWS conducted a storm survey in northern Bourbon County and determined two concentrated areas of straight line wind damage. The first area was along the 700 to 800 block of Ruddles Mill Road. Several barns sustained significant damage with debris being thrown 1000 yards east. Several trees were split or uprooted. Most of the barns that sustained damage were on hilly surfaces. At Hillcroft Farm, 1818 Millersburg Road, a large metal barn sustained significant roofing damage. Further south on Highway 68 at Alder Nest Farms, a roof on a metal barn collapsed. During the survey, sporadic tree damage could be seen along Highway 68 and 27. The duration of the thunderstorm wind event was 3 minutes.
May 2010FloodParis$250,000Stoner Creek at Paris crested around 26.2 feet at noon EST on May 3. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Major flooding occurs at this level, with water entering homes and businesses.
December 2013Tornado (EF1)Millersburg$150,000A survey confirmed that an EF-1 tornado was embedded within a severe squall line that brought widespread damage to northern Bourbon County. An area of concentrated damage was surveyed along Colville and Steele Ford Roads as well as Endicott Lane. Along these roads several large barns and outbuildings were either destroyed or heavily damaged. EF-1 damage was confirmed along Endicott Lane as some well-anchored barn footers were lifted up and thrown 75 yards. Several residents also reported a loud roar within torrential rain as the line of storms passed.
April 2008FloodBrentsville$100,000Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 23.5 feet around 1005 PM EST on April 4. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Moderate flooding occurs at this level, with water entering some homes below the water plant. Parts of the city park are flooded. The hardest hit areas were Sandy Bottoms, Houston Avenue, and the Garrard Park area, where water entered the lower levels of some homes.
September 2006FloodParis$100,000The Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 22.1 feet around 1 AM EST on September 24. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Moderate flooding occurs at this level. Water enters some homes below the water plant. Parts of the city park are flooded.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindParis$60,000The county Emergency Manager reported roof damage to multiple homes due to thunderstorms.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindParis$50,000A barn collapsed near Paris. Tree damage was also reported.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindLittle Rock$30,000The Bourbon County Emergency Manager reported that severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindCenterville$30,000A barn was blown down at the intersection of highways 460 and 1939. Elsewhere, trees were blown down countywide.
June 1997Tornado (F0)Paris$30,000A brief F0 tornado produced severe damage to a horse barn including the concrete block section. Several horses were in their stalls as the barn was thrown, however non of them were seriously injured. Report was from the DES.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindJacksonville$25,000There was a roof that blew off of a barn and multiple trees down on Brentsville Road.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindParis$25,000The Bourbon County Emergency Manager reported that severe thunderstorm winds destroyed an old barn.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindNorth Middletown$25,000Trees were downed at the intersection of Kentucky Highways 627 and 57. Two barns were damaged in the Little Rock area.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindParis$25,000Part of a roof was blown off a department store. Several trees were downed.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindParis$25,000no account filed
May 2011HailMillersburg$15,000Numerous reports of damaging hail around Millersburg. The Millersburg fire department reported a funnel cloud and 1.75 inch hail.
April 2008Flash FloodAusterlitz$10,000Seventeen county roads were closed due to high water. State Highway 460 north of North Middletown was covered with water. At least two successful high water rescues were completed.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindParis$5,000A public report received indicated that tree limbs and power lines were down at Garrard City Park.
January 2009FloodParis$5,000Snow and ice melt from a recent winter storm, coupled with heavy rainfall caused minor flooding on Stoner Creek near Paris. The creek crested at 18.5 feet, 0.5 feet above flood stage, at 0400 local time on January 29th.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindMillersburg$5,000no account filed
October 2013Thunderstorm WindParis$4,000Local emergency management reported trees and power lines downed across Paris. Several power outages ensued.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindCenterville$2,000Fences were damaged by thunderstorm winds.
June 1994Thunderstorm Windnot stated$500DES reported several downed trees and the Paris Fire Department reported downed trees on New Bedford Road.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindSawhan-There were many trees uprooted and snapped across two farms.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindNorth Middletown-There were two trees down on Stoney Point Road.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindEscondida-There were trees down on Escondida Road near Paris.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Monterey-This fairly long-tornado, for a squall line, started off as a trio of funnels that merged into one tornado at touchdown, per eyewitness accounts on a farm off Bethlehem Road. Multiple structures on the farm had damage. The tornado continued east|southeast thru rural parts of southern Bourbon County with few roads to gain good access to damage, but there were some trees down in Sidville and south of Escondida. The most extensive and widespread damage occurred at Hidden Rose Farm. A lot of people had gathered to fix the damage, but evidence of the tornado still was clear. An open arena structure almost totally collapsed, with one wall standing. Another downstream stable had roof damage including a 4x6 wood beam that was lodged in the metal roof, though that roof was fixed by the time of the survey. Multiple trailers were flipped as well. 2 horses were taken to the animal hospital and 4 others had lacerations. The tornado continued southeast to a large property off the 6700 block of Paris Rd, in far north Clark County. In total the tornado covered 13.44 miles. ||This EF1 tornado covered 13.44 miles in total.
January 2023Flash FloodElizabeth Station-Three water rescues occurred in Bourbon County, including one school bus.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindElizabeth Station-Trees were blown down along Bourbon Acres Road, in addition to other locations across Bourbon County.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindCenterville-Trees were blown down along Hill Road in western Bourbon County.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindParis-Trees were down in Paris.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindMillersburg-A tree was over a road in Millersburg.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindBrentsville-There was a tree down across Cynthiana Road.
May 2020Flash FloodCenterville-Russell Cave Road and Georgetown Road were closed due to high water.
May 2020Flash FloodJacksonville-Townsend Valley Road was closed due to high water.
May 2020Flash FloodMillersburg-Highway 1879 was closed due to high water.
May 2020Flash FloodNorth Middletown-Highway 460 was closed due to high water.
May 2020Flash FloodNorth Middletown-Three people were water rescued on Gay Road off of US 460.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindEscondida-There were numerous trees down throughout the county.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindCurrentsville-Trees were reported down in the area.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindMillersburg-A tree fell on a house.
February 2019FloodJacksonville-High water closed Silas Road and Collins Road near Silas Creek.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindRuddels Mills-There were trees down along Colville Road and Ruddles Mill Road.
July 2019Flash FloodEscondida-Parts of State Road 627 were closed due to high flowing water.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindRuddels Mills-A tree was down on Lake Road.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindParis-A tree was down on Isgris Road.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindMillersburg-A tree was down on Steel Ford Road.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindParis-Trees were reported down along Creekview Drive.
August 2018FloodParis-Roads in the area had water over them due to heavy rainfall, but no roads had to be closed.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindParis-One tree was reported down near Scott and Vine in Paris. Two other trees were reported down near 833 Brentsville Road.
February 2018FloodJacksonville-The public reported 3 to 4 feet of high water covering Townsend Valley Road.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindParis-The media reported one tree down blocking 460 in Paris, Kentucky in Bourbon County.
February 2018FloodParis-The Stoner Creek at Paris went into minor flood. The river crested at 18.88 on February 22, which is 0.88 feet above flood stage.
March 2017FloodParis-Heavy rain brought the Stoner Creek at Paris into minor flood. The river exceeded flood stage during the day on March 31 and continued rising into the first part of April.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindParis-The Bourbon County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down across the area due to severe thunderstorms.

Mines and quarries

4 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 4 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 3 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Barium-Barite3
Zinc3
Lead3
Stone, Crushed/Broken1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Quincy Quarries, Inc.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Caldwell VeinsBarium-Barite, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerBarite, Galena, Sphalerite
Cassius M. Clay VeinsBarium-Barite, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerBarite, Galena, Sphalerite
Marsh VeinBarium-Barite, Zinc, LeadPast ProducerBarite, Galena, Sphalerite

Town by town, in the county's histories

16,517 words

The part of each published history that is about one town: 1 chapter, each reproduced complete.

TownChapter FromLength
ParisHistorySketches of Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky / by G.R. Keller and J.M. McCann (1876)16,517 words in 2 parts

Every populated place in the county

23

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 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Paris, Kentucky

11 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1886 to 1949

Millersburg, Kentucky

6 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1886 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

6 structures

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.