81 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.
38 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources name 1 person · people the book names include General Progress (Owensboro, 1883) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
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.
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 5 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.
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 1,221 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 44 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.
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.
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.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 39 of them, burning about 197 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 burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHAFER CAMP |
| 10 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 January 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 554 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 42 injuries and about $96,214,530 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 206 |
| Hail | 146 |
| Flood | 54 |
| Flash Flood | 51 |
| Tornado | 31 |
| Heavy Rain | 29 |
| Funnel Cloud | 25 |
| Lightning | 12 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Moseleyville | 1 killed, $20,000 | A series of thunderstorms produced rainfall rates estimated by radar up to three inches in two hours. A car was swept off Highway 140 West by rapidly flowing floodwater. The vehicle was found about two hours later, submerged in a deep ditch with rapidly flowing water. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Just prior to the fatality, the fire department had assisted another vehicle stranded in floodwaters in the same vicinity. In other parts of Daviess County, sections of U.S. Highway 431 and Kentucky Highway 81 were closed due to high water. |
| January 2000 | Tornado (F3) | Rome | 18 hurt, $64,000,000 | The tornado first touched down near the community of Rome, just southwest of Owensboro, and entered the city near the southern boundary of Owensboro Airport. The tornado tracked northeast through the heart of Owensboro before dissipating on the east side of town. Peak winds were estimated at 180 MPH. Since the tornado path was mostly through densely populated residential and commercial areas, damage was in the tens of millions, but injuries were surprisingly few. Of the 18 injuries, one was critical, and the rest were relatively minor. The critically injured person was in a home near the beginning of the damage path. This person sustained broken vertebrae and numerous cuts and bruises. Owensboro landmarks heavily damaged by the tornado included Apollo High School, Kentucky Wesleyan College, and the Winn-Dixie Store. Damage to the 12 buildings at Kentucky Wesleyan College was estimated to be near 5 million dollars. Small to mid size automobiles were tossed about by the wind. Damage to utility lines was extensive, and repairs took about 10 days to complete. Final damage tallies showed about 1200 homes and businesses sustained damage. Of those 1200 structures, 101 were totally destroyed and 573 sustained major damage. Owensboro was declared a federal disaster area. An emergency shelter accomodated roughly 150 persons, including many from local nursing homes. Owensboro schools were closed for a week. |
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF3) | Owensboro | 8 hurt, $11,500,000 | About a dozen homes were destroyed, and close to 150 others were damaged. An additional 20 public or commercial buildings were destroyed or condemned. Damage to commercial and public buildings, including churches and schools, was estimated near 10.5 million dollars. Residential structures sustained about 1 million dollars in damage. Two historic churches suffered severe damage. The steeple of one church collapsed into the sanctuary. About 125 people were in the church at the time of the collapse, including 25 where the steeple fell into the sanctuary. They all moved to the basement 5 or 10 minutes before the storm hit, sparing anyone from death or serious injury. On the west side of Owensboro, a man was trapped in his overturned mobile home. He received only minor injuries. A motel was heavily damaged, with nearly the entire roof blown off. Several guests at the motel were treated for injuries, mostly abrasions from falling debris. Almost every building at Brescia University was damaged, mostly to the roofs. Windows were blown out of the science building. Elsewhere, a delivery truck was overturned. Piles of debris from collapsed garages, warehouses, and roofs lined downtown streets during the cleanup. Tobacco warehouses downtown were destroyed or heavily damaged. The most serious damage was in a 12 to 15 square block area in and near downtown. Nearly all city streets were reopened and nearly all power was restored within a few days after the tornado. Peak winds were estimated at 155 mph where the EF-3 damage occurred in downtown Owensboro. The damage path began just northeast of the Owensboro-Daviess County Airport, then curved northeast through the riverfront area of downtown Owensboro. The average path width was 300 yards. |
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | St Joseph | 4 hurt, $500,000 | The tornado crossed into Daviess County from Mclean County. Numerous structures were damaged or destroyed, mostly barns and outbuildings. Several residences were destroyed, and about two dozen others were damaged. Four persons were injured in the West Louisville area when their mobile home was destroyed. Their injuries were mostly minor, although a 4-year-old child was hospitalized in fair condition. The peak winds were estimated at 120 mph. The average path width was 300 yards. |
| December 1952 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 3 hurt | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | St Joseph | 2 hurt, $75,000 | A mobile home was destroyed, injuring two persons. A boy received a broken arm, and a girl suffered a broken back. Several barns and garages were blown down, and a garage was pushed off its foundation. One permanent home received minor damage. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masonville | 2 hurt, $20,000 | A tree was down on a mobile home. Two other trees were down in the same area, blocking roads. Two adults were briefly trapped in the mobile home. Both adults received minor injuries but refused medical treatment. |
| May 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| May 1989 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panther | 1 hurt, $80,000 | A large section of roof was blown off a house. The roof was a flat roof with no anchors and a rather large overhang. Debris fell on one occupant of the house, who was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries such as scrapes and bruises. The house was damaged extensively. Nearby, three barns and a large tool shed were damaged or destroyed. Two of the barns were old wooden barns that were pushed and leaning over, but still on their foundations. The third barn was an old wooden barn that was destroyed. The tool shed was a steel-frame structure that was heavily damaged on one end. Beams were bent, and siding was torn off. Several small trees were uprooted along Highway 81, and one tree was snapped. Emergency responders could not reach the damaged house and injured person until debris was cleared from the road. All debris was blown toward the east-northeast. The damage swath was one-half to three-quarters of a mile wide. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Owensboro | 1 hurt, $5,000 | Very heavy rains from a severe thunderstorm filled drainage ditches. An 8-year-old boy was swept into a drainage ditch and rescued by firefighters. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Owensboro | $5,000,000 | Moderate flooding occurred on the Ohio River. At the Owensboro river gage, the river continued to fall after cresting at 46.30 feet in late April. A riverside park and parts of Water Street in Owensboro were flooded. At the peak of the flooding, Panther Creek flooded extensively due to backwater from the Ohio River, which forced some evacuations of residents in the Pettit area. Panther Creek covered parts of U.S. Highway 431 and surrounded a few major businesses such a home improvement store. Ohio River backwater worsened flooding of the Green River, flooding a house in Curdsville with a foot of water. The Red Cross opened a shelter. Countywide, 63 county roads and 18 state roads were closed at the peak of the flooding. About a dozen county roads were damaged. The damage consisted mostly of washed out shoulders and bridge approaches. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $3,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 1982 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Doyle | $2,000,000 | A severe storm produced a swath of hail up to the size of baseballs and wind gusts up to 50 mph from near St Joseph through the south and east sides of Owensboro. The area of Cummins Road just south of St Joseph sustained the most significant damage. Several homes sustained broken siding and windows, as well as roof damage. The storm continued to damage roofs and break windows as it passed near Panther Creek Park and through the south and east sides of Owensboro. Scores of vehicles sustained damage. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Owensboro | $1,000,000 | A major hailstorm continued east-northeast across the Owensboro area from western Daviess County. The largest hail fell on the south and southwest sides of the city. Hailstones up to the size of hen eggs fell a couple miles southwest of downtown Owensboro. In Owensboro, there was a report of golf-ball size hail. On the east side of the city, quarter-size hail fell. Many homes and vehicles sustained minor damage. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | $500,000 | Strong winds downed numerous trees and power lines. The strong winds also blew down structural steel at a construction site. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Birk City | $250,000 | Widespread straight-line wind damage occurred in northern Daviess County through the city of Owensboro with several homes damaged, at least a couple dozen trees down, and power poles snapped. |
| May 2016 | Hail | West Louisville | $250,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced a wide swath of very large hail across western Daviess County. Hailstones the size of hen eggs were reported at West Louisville. The hail swath extended as far north as Sorgho, where half-dollar size hail fell. On the south side of the swath, golf ball size hail was reported on Highway 81 near Panther. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Stanley | $250,000 | Major urban flooding occurred in Owensboro, where the city used all 65 of its high water signs. Water was up to three feet deep in some spots. Wakes caused by vehicles driving through floodwaters aggravated damage to businesses and residential property. County schools were closed. The Red Cross opened a shelter for any evacuees. Due to flooding around gas meters, utilities were turned off to homes on a couple of streets. A landslide occurred along U.S. Highway 60 near Stanley. The road was closed for repairs. Fifteen to 20 roads were under water in the county. |
| May 1989 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1989 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masonville | $225,000 | A swath of wind damage 9 miles long and up to 3.5 miles wide was surveyed by a National Weather Service damage survey team. The swath began on the west side of U.S. Highway 231 near Masonville. This is the approximate area where the EF-1 tornado lifted from the same storm. A few utility poles were snapped along U.S. Highway 231. The damage swath continued east to the Whitesville area, where about a dozen more utility poles and trees were snapped. The heaviest damage was on the west side of Whitesville, where metal roof panels were blown off a metal manufacturing building on Highway 54. A small grain bin was blown about 150 feet. A barn and carport were destroyed, and a recreational vehicle about 30 feet long was overturned. A couple of greenhouses were heavily damaged. At least one of the downed trees and utility poles was blown across a roadway. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph on the northwest side of Whitesville. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | St Joseph | $200,000 | A National Weather Service damage survey determined that a microburst with peak winds near 90 mph struck the St. Joseph and West Louisville area. The most significant structural damage occurred less than a mile north of St. Joseph, where a storage shed sustained extensive damage. The west-facing wall collapsed inward, despite the presence of hurricane straps. Roofing and roof trusses were blown to the east across County Road 500. A pull-behind covered trailer weighing over 2,000 pounds was pushed about 30 feet. At a house adjacent to the trailer and metal shed, there was partial loss of shingles, along with minor damage to windows, decking, and gutters. Some of the damage appeared to be associated with a short, brief gustnado. Elsewhere across the affected area, most of the damage consisted of scattered snapped and uprooted trees, some of which were several feet in diameter. Several old wooden barns were damaged or destroyed, and a few outbuildings were damaged. A mobile home was unroofed. Over 100 trees were down at a campground on Diamond Lake near West Louisville. A few of the trees landed on campers or vehicles. There were some downed power poles and lines. The total length of the damage area was three miles, and the width was about 2.2 miles. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Owensboro | $200,000 | Winds from 80 to 90 MPH raked the Owensboro area. Numerous trees were blown down, including one that landed on a trailer. A mobile home was flipped over about a mile north of Thruston on U.S. Highway 60E. Along U.S. Highway 60W, the roof was blown off a cable company and onto a roadway, blocking traffic. In Owensboro, lights were blown off utility poles, and numerous power lines were down. From several miles west of Owensboro to a couple miles east of the city, numerous power lines were downed, including one that landed on an occupied car on the U.S. 60 bypass. All four lanes of the U.S. 60 bypass were blocked by fallen transmission lines. Gas pumps were blown over at a station on Route 54 on the east side of the city. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Owensboro | $150,000 | Trees were down in Owensboro. Three miles west of Owensboro, a mobile home was lifted and moved about 4 to 5 feet. A nearby carport was moved into a neighbor's yard. Several barns were destroyed in the area. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Owensboro | $150,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved east northeast from Mclean County, passing directly over Owensboro. Extensive thunderstorm wind damage was reported in the city of Owensboro. A barn was blown down on the west side of Owensboro near the intersection of Highways 56 and 81. Within the city of Owensboro, the roof of an equipment repair shop was blown off, and a church steeple was damaged. Trees and power lines were blown down, knocking out power to about 700 city residences. At least 12 city residences were damaged, with the majority of damage caused by trees falling on houses and vehicles. Damage was reported at Brescia University when roofing from the science building was blown into other buildings on campus. Hundreds of trees were down across the county, including 71 reports of trees blocking roads or falling on power lines or structures. A carport was flipped onto a car at Maceo. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Owensboro | $100,000 | Numerous water rescues were conducted due to vehicles in floodwaters across the county, including the city of Owensboro. A trained spotter at Utica measured 5.34 inches by mid-morning, with rain still falling. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Owensboro | $100,000 | Moderate flooding continued along the Ohio River from late February. At the Owensboro river gage, the river crested at 47.3 feet on February 28th. Flood stage there is 40 feet. Panther Creek flooded extensively due to backwater flooding from the Ohio River, which forced isolated evacuations of residents in the area of Pettit. Panther Creek covered parts of U.S. Highway 431 and surrounded a few major businesses such as a home improvement store. Highway 81 was closed at the Panther Creek bridge. A downtown riverside park and parts of Water Street in Owensboro were flooded. Countywide, dozens of county roads and close to 12 state roads were closed. U.S. Highway 60 was closed near the Henderson County line. |
| September 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Stanley | $100,000 | Peak winds in this tornado were estimated near 110 mph. The tornado skirted the southern and eastern parts of the small community of Stanley. There were several witnesses to this widely filmed and documented tornado. A well-defined, convergent damage path was evident in drone footage of the area. The east wall of one home was nearly completely destroyed. Roofs were torn off a few barns and sheds. Several homes received light siding and fascia damage. Corn and tobacco crops were flattened. Several dozen trees were uprooted or topped. The tornado reached its strongest point where it crossed U.S. Highway 60 at Stanley. This tornado was the strongest of four tornadoes that were spawned by a cluster of storms in the Owensboro area. |
| March 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Sutherland | $100,000 | The tornado began north of Utica on the west side of U.S. Highway 431 and continued east for approximately three miles along a county road. The tornado destroyed a mobile home and two barns and uprooted or snapped a few dozen trees. On U.S. Highway 431, a storm chaser estimated winds of 75 mph, along with a possible rain-wrapped tornado to his northeast. Peak winds based on a National Weather Service damage assessment were estimated near 100 mph. The peak winds occurred near the end of the damage path, where a single-wide mobile home was rolled northward and destroyed. The mobile home was loosely tied down. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Pettit | $100,000 | This weak tornado touched down on the west side of U.S. Highway 431 near Panther Creek. Dozens of trees or large tree limbs were broken. There was partial shingle loss and other minor damage to several homes. One home had the front porch blown off. A barn had doors blown off. One vehicle was badly damaged. A stand-alone carport was blown about one-tenth of a mile. Several fences were blown over. The damage path ended near the southeast city limits of Owensboro along U.S. Highway 60, near the intersection with U.S. Highway 231. Peak winds were estimated near 80 mph. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Owensboro | $100,000 | Numerous roads in the city of Owensboro were impassable. Numerous cars were stranded in floodwaters. Storm drains became clogged with hail, which aggravated the flash flooding. At an Owensboro shopping mall, a car was submerged up to the driver's side window. City police advised people to stay off the roads. Some roads were flooded that do not normally flood. At the Owensboro airport, about one inch of rain fell in 25 minutes, and about 1.5 inches fell in an hour. The rainfall total at the Owensboro airport for May 10th was 2.46 inches. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Andersonville | $100,000 | Three homes were flooding due to excessive rainfall. Unusually major street flooding was reported, with water flowing up through manhole covers. |
| January 2000 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Doyle | $75,000 | One mobile home was destroyed. At least two dozen other mobile homes were damaged. Mainly minor damage was reported to the mobile homes. Dozens of trees or large limbs were broken. A carport and several privacy fences were blown down. Several homes had partial loss of shingles. The damage path was just south of U.S. Highway 60 between Owensboro and the small community of Thruston. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Whitesville | $75,000 | The tornado touched down and lifted several times. The tornado skipped along Kentucky Highway 54 through the town of Whitesville. Several small outbuildings were destroyed. Several telephone poles were snapped off. Generally minor roof damage occurred to several houses. A mobile home and a modular home had extensive roof damage. Peak winds were estimated near 80 MPH. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moseleyville | $70,000 | Pockets of wind damage occurred in western Daviess County. Two garages collapsed west of Highway 81, a few miles north-northwest of Moseleyville. In and near the small community of Rome, there was considerable wind damage. A pole barn was blown down. A semi was blown off the road on Highway 81. A power line was down. A large pine tree and a weeping willow tree were blown down. A wind gust to 61 mph was measured at the Owensboro airport before the power went out to the system. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $70,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across the county. A wind gust to 55 knots (63 MPH) was measured at the Owensboro Airport. There were 40 separate reports of downed trees, including some blocking roads and others on houses. Shingles were torn off at least one house in Owensboro. A significant amount of the county was without power. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | St Joseph | $55,000 | An EF-0 tornado touched down 2 miles northwest of St. Joseph in western Daviess County, traveled eastward 2.66 miles, and lifted 1 mile northeast of St. Joseph. Numerous large tree limbs were downed along the damage path. A few hog barns suffered roof damage. One house had a small area of shingles removed. The estimated peak wind was 80 mph and the maximum path width was 50 yards. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurston | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines on the east side of Owensboro and to the east of town as well. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Owensboro | $50,000 | Multiple streets were flooded in the city of Owensboro and outside the city. Manhole covers were lifted off. Vehicles were stranded. One automated rain gage in the Owensboro city limits and a second gage east of the city measured about four inches during the night. Of that rainfall total, about two inches fell in an hour when the flash flooding started. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | $50,000 | Power poles were blown down on U.S. Highway 60 between Stanley and Owensboro. In Stanley, trees were reported to be down. A barn about 100 feet wide by 50 feet long was leveled on Highway 815 near West Louisville. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Owensboro | $50,000 | Moderate flooding occurred along the Ohio River. At the Owensboro river gage, the river crested at 47.3 feet on the 28th. Flood stage there is 40 feet. Panther Creek flooded extensively due to backwater flooding from the Ohio River, which forced isolated evacuations of residents in the area of Pettit. Panther Creek covered parts of U.S. Highway 431 and surrounded a few major businesses such as a home improvement store. A downtown riverside park and parts of Water Street in Owensboro were flooded. Countywide, dozens of county roads and close to 20 state roads were closed. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curdsville | $50,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of wind damage from the Henderson County line to the city of Owensboro. Damage to trees and power lines was extensive in the city of Owensboro. Over 10,000 people were without power. A State of Emergency was declared for Daviess County. Close to the Henderson County line, an older wooden barn was blown down in a rural area near the Green River. About nine miles west of Owensboro, a large tree fell, damaging the awning of an apartment building. On the southwest side of Owensboro, the automated observing system at the Owensboro airport measured a wind gust to 61 mph. In the city of Owensboro, widespread tree damage was reported. Some homes were damaged by falling trees. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Owensboro | $50,000 | Trees and power lines were damaged in Owensboro. A barn collapsed near Utica. The peak wind gust at the Owensboro airport was 58 mph. A trained spotter in Utica measured a wind gust to 58 mph. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knottsville | $50,000 | One barn was blown off its foundation. The roof was blown off another barn. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panther | $50,000 | Downed trees and snapped power poles were reported. Kentucky Highways 554 and 2156 were closed at the Mclean County line due to a snapped power pole and some downed trees. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Owensboro | $50,000 | Moderate flooding occurred on the Ohio River. At the Owensboro river gage, the river crested at 46.30 feet on April 28th. Panther Creek flooded extensively due to backwater from the Ohio River, which forced some evacuations of residents in the Pettit area. Firefighters assisted three people out of their homes. Panther Creek covered parts of U.S. Highway 431 and surrounded a few major businesses such a home improvement store. The Red Cross opened a shelter. A riverside park and parts of Water Street in Owensboro were flooded. Countywide, 63 county roads and 18 state roads were closed. |
| October 2009 | Lightning | Owensboro | $50,000 | A lightning strike started a house fire. The lightning struck through a television antenna. The antenna connected to the back of the house had scorch marks, and there were burns in wet grass around its base. The home sustained heavy smoke and fire damage. A pet cat died. There were no injuries. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | $50,000 | A utility company reported that a meter station, which is a small metal building, was destroyed in Stanley. A semi was overturned on U.S. Highway 231 at Highway 60. There was some sign and window damage at a downtown Owensboro hotel. |
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Thurston | $50,000 | Numerous trees and a few structures were damaged. The tornado damage path continued into Hancock County. Peak winds were estimated near 130 mph where the EF-2 damage occurred between Spice Knob and Scythia. The average path width was 150 yards. |
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Owensboro | $50,000 | Numerous trees and a few structures were damaged. The average path width was 75 yards. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 95 mph. |
| May 2006 | Lightning | Owensboro | $50,000 | Lightning caused heavy damage to a six-unit apartment complex. The lightning punched a hole in the roof and started a fire. Two apartments were heavily damaged, and at least two others had water damage. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $50,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. In Owensboro, shingles were blown off homes and large trees were down. About 7,000 Owensboro residences lost power. A business sustained significant roof damage, and a large plate glass window was shattered. A large section of roof at another business was torn apart. A large tree landed on a house in Owensboro, and another tree landed on a vehicle. Some power poles were broken. A spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 MPH. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Owensboro | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | St Joseph | $45,000 | An EF-0 tornado touched down 3 miles west-northwest of West Louisville in western Daviess County, traveled 3.11 miles east-southeast, and lifted at West Louisville. A few large barns and outbuildings had portions of their roofs removed with one outbuilding also losing a portion of an exterior wall. A few wooden power poles were damaged or leaning slightly. A carport was lifted and tossed into the top of a nearby tree. Numerous large tree limbs were downed along the damage path, and one tree in very soggy soil was uprooted. The estimated peak wind was 85 mph and the maximum path width was 300 yards. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Dermot | $40,000 | At least one water rescue was conducted on the southeast side of Owensboro. A road was impassable near the Owensboro airport. A family was rescued from high water at their home just northeast of Masonville. A personal weather station in eastern Daviess County measured around 3.5 inches during the morning, much of which fell in 90 minutes. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Owensboro | $40,000 | A swath of damaging winds extended from the west side of Owensboro to a few miles south of the city. A metal roof was blown off a cable company building on the northwest side of the city. About a mile west of Owensboro, a trained spotter estimated a wind gust to 60 mph. A few miles south of Owensboro, a wind gust to 60 mph was measured by a trained spotter. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | $40,000 | At Stanley, numerous trees were downed by gusts estimated from 60 to 70 MPH. At least one vehicle and a shed were crushed by falling trees. A barn was destroyed by high winds about 5 miles south of Owensboro. A wind gust to 60 MPH was measured by wind equipment in the city of Owensboro, and many large tree limbs were down. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 4 workings inside this county. All of them still produce. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 4 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daviess County Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kapco Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| No. 9 Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| W. L. Delker Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
The part of each published history that is about one town: 1 chapter, each reproduced complete.
| Town | Chapter | From | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owensboro | History | History of Daviess County, Kentucky, Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships, Educational Religious, Civil Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, Biographies of Representative Citizens, and an Outline History of Kentucky (1883) | 22,009 words in 2 parts |
One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 25 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.
Everyone History of Daviess County, Kentucky, Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships, Educational Religious, Civil Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, Biographies of Representative Citizens, and an Outline History of Kentucky stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1883.
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.
Owensboro census division · 42301 · Near Yellow Bank Island · Owensboro East quadrangle
18 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Fire insurance: 9 atlases
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42355 · On May String Branch · Maceo quadrangle
16 sheets, 1903 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · On Rhodes Creek · Reed quadrangle
14 sheets, 1905 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · Owensboro West quadrangle
19 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42303 · Sutherland quadrangle
17 sheets, 1906 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42303 · Owensboro East quadrangle
18 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42351 · Near Iron Ore Hill · Lewisport quadrangle
18 sheets, 1903 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42303 · Owensboro East quadrangle
18 sheets, 1901 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Utica-Stanley census division · 42303 · Near Sutherland Hill (historical) · Panther quadrangle
15 sheets, 1906 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · On Knoblick Creek · Curdsville quadrangle
13 sheets, 1908 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · On Delaware Creek · Delaware quadrangle
13 sheets, 1908 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42351 · On Smeathers Lateral · Pellville quadrangle
17 sheets, 1903 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42366 · On Lick Branch · Philpot quadrangle
13 sheets, 1907 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · On Cowhide Slough · Owensboro West quadrangle
19 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42355 · On Little Blackford Creek · Lewisport quadrangle
18 sheets, 1903 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · Near Nation Hill · Panther quadrangle
15 sheets, 1906 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42376 · Near Sutherland Hill (historical) · Sutherland quadrangle
17 sheets, 1906 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42366 · Near Indian Hill · Maceo quadrangle
16 sheets, 1903 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · Yankeetown quadrangle
17 sheets, 1905 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42303 · Owensboro East quadrangle
18 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42355 · Near Wolf Hill · Maceo quadrangle
16 sheets, 1903 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · Near Little Hurricane Island · Owensboro West quadrangle
19 sheets, 1901 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · Near Oglesby Hill · Panther quadrangle
15 sheets, 1906 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42366 · On May String Branch · Maceo quadrangle
16 sheets, 1903 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42303 · Owensboro East quadrangle
18 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42303 · Sutherland quadrangle
17 sheets, 1906 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42378 · Near Barnetts Knob · Philpot quadrangle
13 sheets, 1907 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42376 · Near Nation Hill · Panther quadrangle
15 sheets, 1906 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · Near Fern Hill · Owensboro West quadrangle
19 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42303 · Near Pup Creek Bar (historical) · Owensboro East quadrangle
18 sheets, 1901 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Utica-Stanley census division · 42303 · On Rhodes Creek · Panther quadrangle
15 sheets, 1906 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42366 · On Caney Creek · Philpot quadrangle
13 sheets, 1907 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · On East Fork Knoblick Creek · Curdsville quadrangle
13 sheets, 1908 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42366 · Pellville quadrangle
17 sheets, 1903 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · On Old Panther Creek · Panther quadrangle
15 sheets, 1906 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · On Long Pond Slough · Reed quadrangle
14 sheets, 1905 to 1991
No longer a settlement
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42366 · On Smeathers Lateral · Maceo quadrangle
16 sheets, 1903 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · Near Nation Hill · Panther quadrangle
15 sheets, 1906 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · On Katie Meadow Slough · Owensboro West quadrangle
19 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42355 · On Spice Knob · Maceo quadrangle
16 sheets, 1903 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · On Crane Pond Slough · Owensboro West quadrangle
19 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42303 · On Sutherland Hill (historical) · Sutherland quadrangle
17 sheets, 1906 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42303 · Owensboro East quadrangle
18 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42303 · On VanBuren Creek · Owensboro East quadrangle
18 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · On Rhodes Creek · Panther quadrangle
15 sheets, 1906 to 1991
Utica-Stanley census division · 42301 · On Middle Fork Knoblick Creek · Curdsville quadrangle
13 sheets, 1908 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42378 · Near Barnetts Knob · Whitesville quadrangle
12 sheets, 1907 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42303 · Owensboro East quadrangle
18 sheets, 1901 to 1991
Whitesville-Philpot census division · 42355 · Near Wolf Hill · Maceo quadrangle
16 sheets, 1903 to 1991
The vanished settlements of Daviess County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
18 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1957
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.
The vanished settlements of Daviess County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.
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