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Green County, Kentucky

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

Research this county

From the record

47 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kentucky within the United States
Green County within Kentucky

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Greensburg, between 1886 and 1941.
  • 8 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 301 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 47 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 45 buildings, 1 district and 1 structure.
  • 3 of the 47 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 32 populated places in this county; 32 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

1 photograph,

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.

Old Courthouse, Main Street, Greensburg, Green County, KY
Old Courthouse, Main Street, Greensburg, Green County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

47

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
James Allen's Innbuilding198787000206
John C. Allen Housebuilding198585000917
Anderson Housebuilding198484001496
Barrett-Blakeman Housebuilding198585000909
Brents-Lisle Housebuilding198484001501
Chewning Housebuilding198484001502
Christopher Columbus Christie Housebuilding198484001503
Court Clerk's Office-County & Circuitbuilding198787000176
Francis Cowherd Housebuilding198585000908
Creal Storebuilding198484001504
Elijah Creel Housebuilding200885003589
Downtown Greensburg Historic Districtdistrict200302001466
Ebenezer Schoolbuilding198484001505
Edwards Housebuilding198484001507
David Edwards Housebuilding198484001506
Elmore-Carter Housebuilding198484001508
Emory-Blakeman-Penick Housebuilding198484001509
Federal Housebuilding198585000910
Goose Creek Foot Bridgestructure198585000911
Greensburg Academybuilding197676000891
Greensburg Bank Buildingbuilding197979000991
Greensburg Cumberland Presbyterian Churchbuilding198585000912
Groves-Cabell Housebuilding198484001510
William H. Herndon Housebuilding198585000913
David Hilliard Housebuilding198484001511
William Hobson Housebuilding198585000914
Keltner Housebuilding198484001512
L & N Passenger Depotbuilding198484001513
Woodson Lewis Housebuilding198585000915
Livesay Housebuilding198484001514
Mears Housebuilding198484001517
Montgomery Housebuilding198484001521
Montgomery's Millbuilding198484001523
Montgomery-Sandidge Housebuilding2017100001421
Mt. Gilead Baptist Churchbuilding198484001519
Mud Brick House in Greensburgbuilding201009001307
Old Courthousebuilding197272000533
Philpot Housebuilding198585000907
Sandidge Housebuilding198484001525
Simpson Log Housebuilding198484001526
Napoleon Wallace Housebuilding198484001527
Webbs Female Academybuilding198484001528
White-Penick Housebuilding198585000916
Whitlock Log Cabinbuilding198484001529
Daniel Motley Williams Housebuilding198484001531
R. H. Wilson Housebuilding198484001532
Woodward Housebuilding198484001534

The county from the air

20 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 542 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 20 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, 1950-03-09, scale 1:23600
1950-03-09, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-03-09, scale 1:23600
1950-03-09, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-03-14, scale 1:23600
1950-03-14, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-03-14, scale 1:23600
1950-03-14, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-04-18, scale 1:23600
1951-04-18, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-01, scale 1:23600
1951-05-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-01, scale 1:23600
1951-05-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-15, scale 1:23600
1951-05-15, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-25, scale 1:25000
1954-02-25, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-25, scale 1:25000
1954-02-25, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-25, scale 1:25000
1954-02-25, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-25, scale 1:25000
1954-02-25, scale 1:25000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-08, scale 1:24000
1960-04-08, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-08, scale 1:24000
1960-04-08, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-08, scale 1:24000
1960-04-08, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-08, scale 1:24000
1960-04-08, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-05-29, scale 1:24000
1969-05-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-30, scale 1:24000
1969-06-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-30, scale 1:24000
1969-06-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-30, scale 1:24000
1969-06-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

3 stations, 1 gage

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

20 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.

  • 44-1Magisterial District 1, Greensburg: Greensburg town: Greensburg town - That part east of Main
  • 44-2Greensburg town - That part west of Main
  • 44-3Magisterial District 1, Greensburg - That part southeast of State Hwy. 70, outside Greensburg town
  • 44-4Magisterial District 1, Greensburg - That part east of Coakley - Greensburg Rd. and north of State Hwy. 70
  • 44-5Magisterial District 1, Greensburg - That part west of Coakley - Greensburg Rd. and State Hwy. 70, east of State Hwy. 61 to State Hwy. 88 and north of State Hwy. 88, outside Greensburg town
  • 44-6Magisterial District 1, Greensburg - That part south of State Hwy. 88, west of State Hwys. 61 and 70, outside Greensburg town
  • 44-7Magisterial District 2, Brush Creek: Magisterial District 2, Brush Creek - That part northeast of State Hwy. 61 and northwest of Lobb - Oak Hill School Rd.
  • 44-8Magisterial District 2, Brush Creek - That part southwest of State Hwy. 61 and north of Powder Mills - Coakley Rd. via Lobb
  • 44-9Magisterial District 2, Brush Creek - That part south of Powder Mills - Lobb Rd. and north of Linwood - Lobb Rd. via Eve
  • 44-10Magisterial District 2, Bruch Creek - That part southeast of Linwood - Coakley Rd. via Lobb and southwest of State Hwy. 61
  • 44-11Magisterial District 2, Brush Creek - That part northeast of State Hwy. 61 and southeast of Lobb - Oak Hill School Rd. via Coakley
  • 44-12Magisterial District 3, Gresham: Magisterial District 3, Gresham - That part east of State Hwy. 61 and north of Caney Fork
  • 44-13Magisterial District 3, Gresham - That part west of State Hwy. 61, south of Caney Fork and east of Russell Creek and Green River
  • 44-14Magisterial District 3, Gresham - That part west of Green River and Russell Creek and east of Keltner - Erie Rd. and State Hwy. 163
  • 44-15Magisterial District 3, Gresham - That part west of State Hwy. 163 and Erie - Keltner Rd.
  • 44-16Magisterial District 4, Donansburg: Magisterial District 4, Donansburg - That part southeast of State Hwy. 88 and north of Hardyville - Greensburg Rd. via Grab
  • 44-17Magisterial District 4, Donansburg - That part northwest and north of State Hwy. 88
  • 44-18Magisterial District 4, Donansburg - That part south of State Hwy. 88 and Hardyville - Greensburg Rd. to Donansburg, west of Donansburg - Pierce Rd. and north of State Hwy. 218
  • 44-19Magisterial District 4, Donansburg - That part south of Donansburg - Greensburg Rd. via Grab and east of Donansburg - Liletown Rd. via Pierce
  • 44-20Magisterial District 4, Donansburg - That part south of State Hwy. 218 and southwest of Pierce - Liletown Rd.

Wildfire, 1998 to 2020

97 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 97 of them, burning about 946 acres. 1 started naturally and 15 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Debris and open burning24
Recreation and ceremony18
Arson/incendiarism15
Equipment and vehicle use6
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Smoking4
Natural1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 March 1998Arson/incendiarism125 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
23 December 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined98 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCANEY FLAT
4 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined80 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
7 February 2009Recreation and ceremony50 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
6 March 2012Debris and open burning47 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBRAMBLE HU
10 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use40 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
30 March 1998Debris and open burning40 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
2 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined35 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

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

Storms, 1968 to 2026

60 of 227 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 227 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 4 injuries and about $5,400,030 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind146
Hail46
Flash Flood18
Tornado12
Flood4
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 stated3 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindSummersville$1,200,000Eight houses were destroyed. Two houses had major damage. Eight other homes had minor damage. Thirteen barns were damaged or destroyed. Six businesses had damage. An unoccupied mobile home was flipped over a house and into a tree. Numerous trees and power lines were down.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindCrailhope$300,000Over 160 structures were damaged in a 2-3 mile wide swath extending 15 miles from near Hiseville in Barren County northeast across Metcalfe into Green County. Three EF-1 tornadoes, with maximum winds of 100-110 mph were embedded within this area. Outside of the tornadoes, maximum winds were estimated at 70-90 mph. In Green County, non-tornadic winds did the most damage to homes 3/4 mile east-northeast of Crailhope and 1.75 miles west-northwest of Pierce.
April 1972Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
July 2015Tornado (EF1)Gresham$200,000This brief tornado tracked for approximately 1.1 miles with a maximum width of 50 yards. The highest winds were estimated to have been 95 to 105 mph. The tornado destroyed two barns and one mobile home in addition to considerable roof damage to six outbuildings along Ebenezer Road and Highway 61 southeast of Greensburg.
February 2018Tornado (EF2)Donansburg$130,000An EF2 tornado touched down east of a row of trees, where it caused roof damage to 2 out of 3 barns. The tornado headed east, where it downed 2 other barns. One, on the left side of the path, was shifted south, and the other, to the right of the path, was shifted north. Tall grass along a fence line within the width of the tornado showed evidence of convergence. Also, a large tree on the north side of the path was snapped southward and drug 10 feet south. Heading east, several trees fell near a residence, but none damaged the house itself. A detached garage had its door blown outward. Next, a 2 story house had some roof damage and a porch on the lee side of the house had a column fly out down a field about 50 yards. Lastly, the tornado struck a barn and several trees fell. At this residence, a carport was thrown over the house and landed 100 yards east. A few |other trees fell beyond this point before the tornado lifted.
April 2017Tornado (EF1)Crailhope$100,000The tornado touched down in an open field and moved northeast toward a corner on Mahogany Lane. Two small vortices, one 50 yards wide and the other 100 yards wide, reached speeds up to 105 mph as they destroyed a large, well-built barn and two smaller outbuildings in addition to a fifth wheel trailer. The debris from each of these structures was blown to the northeast up to mile, and exhibited both convergence and rotation.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$75,000A shingle roof was blown off a warehouse. A portion of a sheet metal wall was blown out of another warehouse. Part of the roof was blown off a gas station. A few warehouse doors were blown in. Several large trees were downed.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCrailhope$50,000The Emergency Manager reported a communications tower buckled due to severe thunderstorm winds.
February 2018Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$50,000Local media reported trees and power lines down with power outages.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindGabe$50,000A Kentucky state official reported that multiple trees and power lines were down with structural damage reported as well.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$50,000A shingle roof was blown off a warehouse. A portion of a sheet metal wall was blown out of another warehouse. Part of the roof was blown off a gas station. A few warehouse doors were blown in. Several large trees were downed.
May 1995HailDonansberg$50,000A few homes and cars damged by golf ball-size hail.
May 1995Tornado (F1)Donansberg$50,000A brief tornado blew several roofs off homes and uprooted trees.,
June 1994Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000The sheriff's department reported numerous trees were blown down along with several downed power lines.
August 1993Tornado (F0)not stated$50,000A small tornado briefly touched down near the Wurtland and Fulton area along the Ohio River. There was minor damage to a houseboat and several trees were uprooted.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$30,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed. The roof was blown off a building.
February 2018Thunderstorm WindGrab$25,000Green County Emergency Manager reported several trees and power lines down along Grab Road, southwest of Greensburg.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$25,000Local law enforcement reported trees down on a structure on Water Street in Greensburg. Other trees were reported down county wide.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$20,000no account filed
March 1997Tornado (F2)Creal$20,000no account filed
April 1996Tornado (F0)Pierce$20,000no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindExie$15,000A power pole snapped, a tree blew down, and a trampoline blew away from a property.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindGabe$15,000The roof was torn off a mobile home. Some outbuildings and their contents were damaged. A few trees were downed.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindGreenup$15,000Several large trees limbs fell and caused power outages. Winds were estimated at 60 mph at Greenup. Fallen trees damaged two vehicles in downtown Russell.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$10,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed, along with some unspecified structural damage.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindRussell$10,000Several large trees limbs fell and caused power outages. Winds were estimated at 60 mph at Greenup. Fallen trees damaged two vehicles in downtown Russell.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$5,000State officials reported power poles down blocking portions of Highway 88 near Greensburg.
December 2013Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$5,000A storm survey confirmed that sporadic damage across Green County was due to straight line winds up to 65 mph associated with a severe squall line. The most significant damage surveyed was noted in Greenville near the intersection of State Highways 61 and 68, where roof and shingle damage occurred.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$5,000A number of trees were blown down. Windows were blown out of a residence.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$5,000A number of trees were downed. Windows were blown out of a residence.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$5,000Trees down. Tree fell on a car in eastern section of county
May 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$5,000Three miles south of South Shore, trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindGreenup$5,000no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$2,000A spotter reported several trees and power lines down in Greensburg.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindAllendale$1,000The emergency manager reported that a small metal shed was destroyed.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$1,000The Green County Emergency Manager reported a tree fell down on a house resulting in minor damage.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindGreensburg$1,000no account filed
April 1971Tornado (F4)not stated$30no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindGreensburg-The National Weather Service conducted a damage survey in Green County for the storms that occurred in the early morning hours on April 28, 2026. Straight line wind damage was observed to occur with max wind speeds of 80 mph.||Damage was mainly concentrated near Greensburg, KY along US Highway 68. Damage to trees and power lines were observed to the south and southeast of Greensburg along Columbia Highway, on route 417 (East Columbia Avenue) and on Brummal Avenue near Green County High School. Damage continued to the east and fanned out in nature consistent with a straight line wind downdraft along Cox Bend area near Taylor Cox Road. Mostly trees were damaged with large limbs in the Cox Bend area. The most notable damage was a single wide trailer roof completely peeled off near Coxes Bend |Road and Darnell Road. All damage was consistent with facing in the easterly direction associated with straight line wind damage.||Another damage point was reported near the Exie fire department well south of Greensburg on US Highway 68 where a couple of power poles were down, but no other tree or structure damage was observed near this area. This damage was also straight |line wind damage, but was in a different area than the points near and east of Greensburg, KY.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindDonansburg-There was a tree down on New Salem Road.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindWhitewood-There was a tree down on Whitewood Road.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindExie-There was an electric pole down at US 68 and Matney Road.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindDonansburg-Tree damage due to strong thunderstorm winds was observed halfway between Donansburg and New Salem Baptist Church along Donansburg New Salem Road.
May 2025HailExie-Golf ball sized hail was reported north of Exie.
May 2025HailWebbs Xrds-Golf ball sized hail was observed along Charlie Rhea Road.
May 2025HailGabe-Half dollar sized hail was reported just west of Greensburg.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindBramlett-A large barn was blown down on the 2600 block of Bramlett Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindGresham-Multiple trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds along Ebenezer Road in southeastern Green County.
April 2025Flash FloodGreensburg-There were water rescues south of Greensburg.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindPierce-There was roof damage to a home on James Wallace Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindRoachville-A tree was blown down on River Bluff Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindPierce-A tree was blown down across Kentucky Route 218 near R Bishop Lane.
May 2024HailExie-Golf ball sized hail was observed near the intersection of Kentucky Route 68 and Mell Road in Exie.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindGreensburg-Multiple trees were blown down by strong winds in and around Greensburg. Two fallen trees caused damage to a home on Legion Park Road.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindGabe-Several trees were downed by strong winds in Green County.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindGreensburg-Trees were blown down on Henry Street in Greensburg.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindEve-A porch roof and a playground were damaged along Aetna Grove Church Road.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindBoyds Crossing-The emergency manager reported trees down on Dudgins Highway.

Mines and quarries

1 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 1 working inside this county. It still produces. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
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
Greensburg QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every populated place in the county

32

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.

Recorded here

Greensburg, Kentucky

9 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1886 to 1941

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

1 structure

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.