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Clark County, Kentucky

59 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

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62 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kentucky within the United States
Clark County within Kentucky
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What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Winchester, between 1886 and 1946.
  • 8 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 961 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 62 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 55 buildings, 6 districts and 1 structure.
  • 42 of the 62 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 74 populated places in this county; 74 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

20 photographs, 1916 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.

Newkirk children picking blackberries. Father, Hildred Newkirk. Willie, 15 years, Catherine 13 years, Clarence, 10 years and Sam, 8 years. Will start school (Indian Field) soon. Mother said: "They haint got money fer books so they have to git a little from the berryin'." Some families nearby earn considerable money at this work. Teacher of Rabittown School said most of her absences have been due to picking berries. Location: Clark County, Kentucky
Newkirk children picking blackberries. Father, Hildred Newkirk. Willie, 15 years, Catherine 13 years, Clarence, 10 years and Sam, 8 years. Will start school (Indian Field) soon. Mother said: "They haint got money fer books so they have to git a little from the berryin'." Some families nearby earn considerable money at this work. Teacher of Rabittown School said most of her absences have been due to picking berries. Location: Clark County, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Bush driving horse home. See labels 4389-4393. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Bush driving horse home. See labels 4389-4393. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
A wall-to-wall mural that looks like an actiual city block in Winchester, a community in northeastern Kentucky
A wall-to-wall mural that looks like an actiual city block in Winchester, a community in northeastern Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Driving sheep to town. Gartland boy (did not get first name) Mother runs the Farmers Hotel, Winchester. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Driving sheep to town. Gartland boy (did not get first name) Mother runs the Farmers Hotel, Winchester. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Topping tobacco. Roland Lowe, 13 years old in field with two brothers. There are 7 boys and 2 girls in the family, and 4 are in school. Father, Mose Lowe, R. Route 1, Winchester. Children go to Pretty Run School, Div. 2, Clark Co., Ky., but Roland and Bush, 14 years old have not started yet--about 3 weeks after it opened. Father rents this farm of 160 acres. Bush is also topping. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Topping tobacco. Roland Lowe, 13 years old in field with two brothers. There are 7 boys and 2 girls in the family, and 4 are in school. Father, Mose Lowe, R. Route 1, Winchester. Children go to Pretty Run School, Div. 2, Clark Co., Ky., but Roland and Bush, 14 years old have not started yet--about 3 weeks after it opened. Father rents this farm of 160 acres. Bush is also topping. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Pilot View School. See Kentucky reports for 1916. Location: Clark Co., Kentucky
Pilot View School. See Kentucky reports for 1916. Location: Clark Co., Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
John Aldridge, 14 years old. Father, Hense Aldridge, R. Route 1, Winchester. Driving horse home. Works on tobacco. Expects to start school in "couple of weeks." It is now several weeks after school opened. Division 2, Clark Co., Ky. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
John Aldridge, 14 years old. Father, Hense Aldridge, R. Route 1, Winchester. Driving horse home. Works on tobacco. Expects to start school in "couple of weeks." It is now several weeks after school opened. Division 2, Clark Co., Ky. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Buckeye School. Location: Clark County, Kentucky
Buckeye School. Location: Clark County, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Newkirk children picking blackberries. Father, Hildred Newkirk. Willie, 15 years, Catherine, 13 years, Clarence, 10 years and Sam, 8 years. Will start school (Indian Field) soon. Mother said:"They haint got money fer books so they have to git a little from the berrin'." Some families nearby earn considerable money at this work. Teacher of Rabittown School said most of her absences have been due to picking berries. Location: Clark Co., Kentucky
Newkirk children picking blackberries. Father, Hildred Newkirk. Willie, 15 years, Catherine, 13 years, Clarence, 10 years and Sam, 8 years. Will start school (Indian Field) soon. Mother said:"They haint got money fer books so they have to git a little from the berrin'." Some families nearby earn considerable money at this work. Teacher of Rabittown School said most of her absences have been due to picking berries. Location: Clark Co., Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Driving sheep to town. Gartland boy (did not get first name) Mother runs the Farmers Hotel, Winchester. Location: Clark County--Winchester, Kentucky
Driving sheep to town. Gartland boy (did not get first name) Mother runs the Farmers Hotel, Winchester. Location: Clark County--Winchester, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Topping tobacco. Roland Lowe, 13 years old in field with two brothers. There are 7 boys and 2 girls in the family, and 4 are in school. Father, Mose Lowe, R. Route 1, Winchester. Children go to Pretty Run School, Division 2, Clark Co., Ky., but Roland and Bush, 14 years old have not started yet--about 3 weeks after it opened. Father rents this farm of 160 acres. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Topping tobacco. Roland Lowe, 13 years old in field with two brothers. There are 7 boys and 2 girls in the family, and 4 are in school. Father, Mose Lowe, R. Route 1, Winchester. Children go to Pretty Run School, Division 2, Clark Co., Ky., but Roland and Bush, 14 years old have not started yet--about 3 weeks after it opened. Father rents this farm of 160 acres. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Topping tobacco. Roland Lowe, 13 years old in field with two brothers. There are 7 boys and 2 girls in the family, and 4 are in school. Father, Mose Lowe, R. Route 1, Winchester. Children go to Pretty Run School, Division 2, Clark Co., Ky., but Roland and Bush, 14 years old have not started yet--about 3 weeks after it opened. Father rents this farm of 160 acres. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Topping tobacco. Roland Lowe, 13 years old in field with two brothers. There are 7 boys and 2 girls in the family, and 4 are in school. Father, Mose Lowe, R. Route 1, Winchester. Children go to Pretty Run School, Division 2, Clark Co., Ky., but Roland and Bush, 14 years old have not started yet--about 3 weeks after it opened. Father rents this farm of 160 acres. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Spiking tobacco on Lowe farm. Roland 13 and Bush 14 years old will go to Pretty Run School in a week or two, when tobacco is all in. It is a school day and school began 2 months ago. Boys say they have been in school some this year. Location: Clark County--Winchester [vicinity], Kentucky
Spiking tobacco on Lowe farm. Roland 13 and Bush 14 years old will go to Pretty Run School in a week or two, when tobacco is all in. It is a school day and school began 2 months ago. Boys say they have been in school some this year. Location: Clark County--Winchester [vicinity], Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Topping tobacco. Roland Lowe, 13 years old in field with two brothers. There are 7 boys and 2 girls in the family, and 4 are in school. Father, Mose Lowe, R. Route 1, Winchester. Children go to Pretty Run School, Division 2, Clark Co., Ky., but Roland and Bush, 14 years old have not started yet--about 3 weeks after it opened. Father rents this farm of 160 acres. Bush is also topping. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Topping tobacco. Roland Lowe, 13 years old in field with two brothers. There are 7 boys and 2 girls in the family, and 4 are in school. Father, Mose Lowe, R. Route 1, Winchester. Children go to Pretty Run School, Division 2, Clark Co., Ky., but Roland and Bush, 14 years old have not started yet--about 3 weeks after it opened. Father rents this farm of 160 acres. Bush is also topping. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Topping tobacco. Roland Lowe, 13 years old in field with two brothers. There are 7 boys and 2 girls in the family, and 4 are in school. Father, Mose Lowe, R. Route 1, Winchester. Children go to Pretty Run School, Division 2, Clark Co., Ky., but Roland and Bush, 14 years old have not started yet--about 3 weeks after it opened. Father rents this farm of 160 acres. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Topping tobacco. Roland Lowe, 13 years old in field with two brothers. There are 7 boys and 2 girls in the family, and 4 are in school. Father, Mose Lowe, R. Route 1, Winchester. Children go to Pretty Run School, Division 2, Clark Co., Ky., but Roland and Bush, 14 years old have not started yet--about 3 weeks after it opened. Father rents this farm of 160 acres. Location: Clark Co.--Winchester, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Spiking tobacco on Lowe farm. Roland 13 and Bush 14 years old will go to Pretty Run School in a week or two, when tobacco is all in. It is a school day and school began 2 months ago. Boys say they have been in school some this year. Location: Clark County--Winchester [vicinity], Kentucky
Spiking tobacco on Lowe farm. Roland 13 and Bush 14 years old will go to Pretty Run School in a week or two, when tobacco is all in. It is a school day and school began 2 months ago. Boys say they have been in school some this year. Location: Clark County--Winchester [vicinity], Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
A Kentucky school. Name and data to be added later if possible. Lewis W. Hine. [in another handwriting:] Bush School, Clark Co., Ky. Location: Clark County--Winchester, Kentucky
A Kentucky school. Name and data to be added later if possible. Lewis W. Hine. [in another handwriting:] Bush School, Clark Co., Ky. Location: Clark County--Winchester, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
Indian Field School. [Div. 3.] See Kentucky notes. Location: Clark County, Kentucky
Indian Field School. [Div. 3.] See Kentucky notes. Location: Clark County, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress
1992 Kentucky State Winner
1992 Kentucky State Winner
Ramsey, Kathy (Creator), 1992. Library of Congress
St. George Hotel, 100-108 North Main Street, Winchester, Clark County, KY
St. George Hotel, 100-108 North Main Street, Winchester, Clark County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

62

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
Antioch Christian Churchbuilding197979003566
Boot Hill Farmbuilding198585000374
Brock Housebuilding197979003567
Brown-Proctoria Hotelbuilding197777000609
Capt. Robert V. Bush Housebuilding197979003568
V.W. Bush Warehousebuilding2017100000737
W. Bush-Dykes Housebuilding197979003569
Bybee Housebuilding197979003570
Henry W. Calmes Housebuilding197979003571
Tarleton Chiles Housebuilding197979003598
Civil War Fort at Boonesborostructure200303000262
Clark County Courthousebuilding197474000858
Gov. James A. Clark Mansionbuilding197474000859
William Clinkenbeard Housebuilding198080001497
Colby Tavernbuilding197979003572
Corinth Christian Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding200707000678
Couchman Housebuilding197979003573
Frances Cullom Jr. Housebuilding197979003574
Elkin Housebuilding197979003576
Achilles Eubank Housebuilding197979003577
Jesse Fishback Housebuilding197979003578
John Gibbs Housebuilding197979003580
David Gist Housebuilding197979003581
Strauder Goff Housebuilding197979003582
Goshen Primitive Baptist Churchbuilding197979003583
Nathaniel Haggard Housebuilding197979003584
Jesse Hampton Housebuilding197979003585
Gen. Thomas Hart Housebuilding197979003586
William Hickman Housebuilding198282001554
Hodgkins Housebuilding197979003587
Dailey-Milton Holliday Housebuilding197979003575
Hollywood Springsbuilding197979003588
Hood-Tucker Housebuilding200706001201
Lampton Housebuilding197979003589
Alpheus Lewis Housebuilding197979003590
Martin Housebuilding197979003591
Maj. John Martin Housebuilding198282002680
Oliver Schoolbuilding200404000795
Owen-Gay Farmdistrict199797000163
Parrish Placebuilding197979003592
Col. Edmund Pendleton Housebuilding197979003593
Maj. Walter Preston Housebuilding197979003594
Providence Baptist Churchbuilding197676000864
W. Pruett Housebuilding198080001499
J. Quisenberry Housebuilding197979003596
Joel Quisenberry Housebuilding197979003595
Redmond Housebuilding197979003597
Robert Scobee Housebuilding198080001500
South Park Neighborhooddistrict200807001253
Springhillbuilding197878001309
Stipp Housebuilding198080001501
William Taylor Housebuilding197979003600
Stanley F. Tebbs Housebuilding197979003579
Thomson Neighborhood Districtdistrict199291001925
Upper Reaches of Boone Creek Rural Historic Districtdistrict200909000569
Van Meter Distillerybuilding197979003599
Victory Heights Elementary Schoolbuilding200404000796
Vinewoodbuilding197777000610
Wade Farmsteadbuilding197979003601
Winchester Downtown Commercial Districtdistrict198282002681
Woodford-Fishback-Venable Farmdistrict200808000655
Wright-Evans Housebuilding2019100003474

Digitised newspapers

6 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 Winchester News

Winchester, Ky., 1908 to 19??. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

2

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.

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.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

2 of 6 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 6 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Skylit Motel, U. S. Highway 60... 1 mile west of... Winchester, Kentucky, Boston Public Library - undated
Skylit Motel, U. S. Highway 60... 1 mile west of... Winchester, Kentucky. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Thoroughbred Motor Court, Winchester, Kentucky, Boston Public Library - undated
Thoroughbred Motor Court, Winchester, Kentucky. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

25 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 800 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 25 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, 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, 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, 1959-11-02, scale 1:24000
1959-11-02, 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, 1959-11-02, scale 1:24000
1959-11-02, 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.

Weather records

6 stations

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

22 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.

  • 25-1Magisterial District 1: Magisterial District 1 - That part southeast of U.S. Hwy. 227
  • 25-2Magisterial District 1 - That part northwest and north of U.S. Hwy. 227 and Pine Grove Rd.
  • 25-3Magisterial District 1 - That part south of Pine Grove Rd. end northwest of U.S. Hwy. 227
  • 25-4Magisterial District 2
  • 25-5Magisterial District 3: Magisterial District 3 - That part northwest of Wades Mill Rd. and U.S. Hwy. 60
  • 25-6Magisterial District 3 - That part southeast of Wades Mill Rd. and U.S. Hwy. 60
  • 25-7Magisterial District 4: Magisterial District 4 - That part north and east of State Hwy. 15, Ephesus Church -L & E Junction Rd., and Stoner Creek
  • 25-8Magisterial District 4 - That part west of Stoner Creek, Ephesus Church - L & E Junction Rd., State Hwy. 15, and Pilot View - Ruckerville Rd.
  • 25-9Magisterial District 4 - That part south of State Hwy. 15 and east of Pilot View - Ruckerville Rd.
  • 25-10Magisterial District 5: Magisterial District 5 - That part southeast of Howard Creek and Dry Fork
  • 25-11Magisterial District 5 - That part northwest of Howard Creek and Dry Fork
  • 25-12Winchester city, comprising Magisterial Districts 6 and 7: Winchester city - That part in Magisterial District 6 Bounded by Cook Ave.; City limits; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, N. Main
  • 25-13Winchester city - That part in Magisterial District 6 Bounded by City limits; Cook Ave., N. Main; W. Washington; 2nd, Evans, 7th
  • 25-14Winchester city - That part in Magisterial District 6 Bounded by City limits, 7th, Evans; 2nd, W. Washington, N. Burns; W. Broadway, Magisterial District line; City limits
  • 25-15Winchester city - That part in Magisterial District 6 Bounded by W. Washington, N. Main; Loisiana and Nashville Railroad; E. Broadway, W. Broadway; N. Burns
  • 25-16Winchester city - That part in Magisterial District 6 Bounded by Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; City limits; E. Broadway; Louisiana and Nashville Railroad
  • 25-17Winchester city - That part in Magisterial District 7 Bounded by E. Broadway; City limits; Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, E. Hickman; S. Main
  • 25-18Winchester city - That part in Magisterial District 7, excluding Brown Proctor Hotel Bounded by Magisterial District line, W. Broadway; S. Main; W. Hickman, S. Burns Ave., College; Garner, W. Lexington Ave., City limits
  • 25-19Brown Proctor Hotel (In Winchester city, Magisterial District 7)
  • 25-20Winchester city - That part in Magisterial District 7 Bounded by W. Lexington Ave.; Garner, College, S. Burns Ave.; Colby Rd.; City limits
  • 25-21Winchester city - That part in Magisterial District 7 Bounded by W. Hickman; S. Main; City limits; Colby Rd., S. Burns Ave.
  • 25-22Winchester city - That part in Magisterial District 7 Bounded by E. Hickman; Louisiana and Nashville Railroad; City limits; S. Main

Wildfire, 2001 to 2017

5 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 5 of them, burning about 17 acres. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
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
12 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
22 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
13 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
9 November 2001Debris and open burning3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
19 November 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of ForestryMT. MORIAH FIRE

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

Storms, 1961 to 2025

60 of 198 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 198 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 17 injuries and about $52,371,030 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind131
Flash Flood34
Hail20
Tornado7
Flood3
Lightning2
Heavy Rain1

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 1974Tornado (F4)not stated8 hurtno account filed
June 1982Tornado (F2)not stated4 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindWinchester3 hurt, $50,000,000The damage path was from Combs Ferry Road Northeast through the county. The roof off the Red Carpet Inn on West Lexington Avenue was blown off. Debris from the roof was thrown on Shoney's Restaurant and Hatfield Chrysler-Plymouth. Three workers at OHI America were injured when the roof collapsed. Three tractor-semitrailers were blown into a building. Also, there was extensive damage to homes and barns. Winds greater than 100 mph estimated.
March 1982Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
April 2015Thunderstorm WindWinchester$1,000,000Law enforcement reported several trees down in the county. The Clark County KY Mesonet observation recorded a 53 mph wind gust.
February 2008Tornado (EF0)Wades Mill$200,000The tornado destroyed two barns and caused substantial damage to three others. A house was damaged, and a corn crib was destroyed. Many trees were uprooted and a few were snapped.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindRight Angle$150,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed several barns. Six cattle were killed.
May 2010FloodWyandotte$100,000Six to eight inches of rain across Clark county May 1-2 led to areal flooding in spots across the county on the 2nd.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindWades Mill$100,000Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a house on Gay Evans Road. A barn was blown down on White Conkwright Road. Winds downed trees and power lines. One tree was downed on a car.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindWinchester Heliport$100,000Thunderstorm winds damaged roofs along Interstate 64 in the western part of town.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindWinchester$50,000The Clark County emergency manager reported power lines down in the area along with a tree on a house.
November 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Several outbuildings were damaged near Winchester.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWinchester$30,000Local law enforcement reported trees and power lines down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindWinchester$25,000no account filed
November 2005Thunderstorm WindWinchester$20,000The roof was blown off a house that was under construction.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindWinchester$10,000no account filed
April 2008Flash FloodWyandotte$7,000A woman was rescued from a car stranded in high water in the city of Winchester.
July 2021Flash FloodWinchester$5,000A vehicle got stuck in flood waters covering North Maple Street. Cost of damage is unknown.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindWinchester$5,000Roof damage to a barn on Crow Ridge Road was reported.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindCountywide$5,000Storage building destroyed, window blown out of pharmacy, trees down
May 1998LightningWinchester$5,000An old opera house in the downtown area caught fire as lightning struck it. The roof and ceiling of the top floor were heavily damaged.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindWinchester$5,000no account filed
October 2013Thunderstorm WindWinchester$2,000A spotter reported that winds associated with a strong line of showers brought damage to his storm doors and his garage. In his neighborhood many large tree limbs were downed, causing power outages. Thirteen minutes earlier, just 3 miles northwest of Winchester, a Kentucky mesonet site recorded a wind gust of 57 mph.
May 1998LightningWinchester$2,000Lightning struck a tree which then fell on a house damaging the roof.
August 1983Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
April 2025Thunderstorm WindWinchester-There were multiple trees reported down around Winchester.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindWinchester-There were large tree limbs down near a home.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Becknerville-Tornado damage appeared to have started to a barn and some trees across a field from each other west of Combs Ferry Road. The tornado continued southeast towards homes on a family's property. Trees were downed here with some outfieldings' roofs damaged.|Residents of one home said a set of 2nd story windows popped out and fell to the ground. Another nearby resident said all the interior doors of their home opened up as the tornado passed by. A security camera video showed a white intense area of rainfall|moving across the property in an area where a row of trees ended up getting snapped. The tornado continued east southeastward toward a home near the intersection of Jones Nursery Road and Combs Ferry Road. The resident was in a nearby attached garage when it went through. He witnessed the rains going in one direction before the tornado hit and then switch quickly to a different direction behind it. One section of the main home's roof was completely taken off and thrown east southeast. The wind hit the west-facing garage doors flush, causing both doors to buckle but not collapse. The brick work in between the doors was buckled as well. No further damage was noted southeast of this property, so the tornado appeared to have lifted by this point. There were several trees downed on the south side of the tornado, likely with strong inflow winds. Jones Nursery Road had trees down all along the road, but most of the damage had been cleaned up before the survey occurred.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Renick-After exiting Bourbon County, the tornado continued southeast to a large property off the 6700 block of Paris Rd, in far north Clark County. The home had several older healthy trees near the home downed as well as a barn demolished. A very old|stone cabin downwind of the home escaped damage, likely because of the upstream trees and the home structure. Some additional tree damage occurred along Pretty Run Rd. The tornado last caused damage to a large new barn in Wades Mill area before lifting. In total, the EF1 tornado covered 13.44 miles after beginning near Bethlehem Road in Bourbon County and ending in Clark County.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindWinchester-Trees were blown down by strong winds onto cars at Winchester Country Club.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWyandotte-A large tree fell on Clintonville Road at Van Meter Road.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWinchester-Social media reported that power lines were snapped near Taco Bell in Winchester.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWinchester-There were multiple reports of tree damage and limbs down across portions of Clark County, including within the city of Winchester along Meadowbrook Drive.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindWyandotte-A tree fell down on Clintonville Road near the Bourbon County line.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindWades Mill-Trees were blown down by strong winds along Gay Evans Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWades Mill-Trees were blown down by strong winds along White Turley Pike and Wades Mill Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWinchester-There were trees down over multiple roads.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindForest Grove-There were multiple trees down.
May 2022HailWinchester Heliport-Ping pong ball-sized hail was observed near Winchester.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindRabbit Town-Trees were blown down in rural portions of southeastern Clark County near the Powell County line.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindTrapp-Trees were blown down along Log Lick Road in rural portions of southeastern Clark County.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindWinchester-There were reports of trees down in Winchester.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindRenick-Roughly 20 trees were reported down in the county. Three transformer fires and numerous power outages were also reported.
July 2021Flash FloodWinchester-There was water over multiple roadways. The 200 block of Shoppers Drive and Old Boonesboro Road were all closed. Two cars stalled in the flood waters.
October 2021Flash FloodWinchester-The intersection of Broadway and Washington was closed due to flooding.
October 2021Flash FloodWinchester Heliport-Ecton Road was closed due to flooding.
October 2021Flash FloodWinchester-The emergency manager reported that roads were closed and water rescues were taking place.
October 2021Flash FloodHunt-A layer of asphalt was washed away on Creekside Lane. Four Mile Road was closed due to flood damage.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindWinchester-A tree fell down.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindRight Angle-A couple of trees had to be removed by the county road department around Trapp.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindLisletown-Broadcast media showed pictures of barns flattened in the Boonesborough area.
May 2020Flash FloodFord-Four Mile Road was closed due to high water.
May 2020Flash FloodWinchester-Boonesboro Road was closed due to high water.
May 2020Flash FloodBloomingdale-There were multiple closures along Red River Road due to high water.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindWades Mill-Multiple trees and power lines were down along Pretty Run Road.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindRenick-A 77 mph wind gust was recorded at the KYMesonet site in Clark County.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindWinchester-Several trees were down across Clark County.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindRuckerville-Trees were reported down on White Conkwright Road.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindColby-Trees were blown down on Colby Road.

Every populated place in the county

74

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 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

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

Recorded here

Winchester, Kentucky

17 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1886 to 1946

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

3 structures

The vanished settlements of Clark 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.