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Jessamine County, Kentucky

37 topographic sheets and 10 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.

Research this county

From the record

73 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

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

Kentucky within the United States
Jessamine County within Kentucky
Explore by year 1861 1877

What the record shows

  • 2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Nicholasville, Wilmore, between 1886 and 1940.
  • 10 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 442 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 73 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 61 buildings, 8 districts, 2 sites, 1 object and 1 structure.
  • 4 of the 73 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 31 populated places in this county; 31 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

3 photographs,

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

Camp Nelson National Cemetery, 6980 Danville Road, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, KY
Camp Nelson National Cemetery, 6980 Danville Road, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
J. Burdine Building, 200 East Maple Street, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, KY
J. Burdine Building, 200 East Maple Street, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
High Bridge, 4 miles Southwest of Wilmore, High Bridge, Jessamine County, KY
High Bridge, 4 miles Southwest of Wilmore, High Bridge, Jessamine County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

73

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
Asbury College Administration Buildingbuilding198585001532
Craig Ashurst Housebuilding201784001587
Barkley Housebuilding198484001590
Isaac Barkley Housebuilding198484001594
Bicknell Housebuilding198484001600
Brick House on Shun Pikebuilding198484001601
J. S. Bronaugh Housebuilding198484001603
George I. Brown Housebuilding197777000632
George and Betty Bryan Housebuilding198484001606
Bryant Housebuilding198585001541
Burrier Housebuilding198484001607
Butler's Tavernbuilding198484001608
Camp Nelsondistrict200100000861
Camp Nelson National Cemeterysite199898001134
Canewood Farmdistrict199999000494
Chaumiere des Prairiesbuilding197575000780
Joseph Chrisman Housebuilding198484001618
Confederate Memorial in Nicholasvilleobject199797000686
Joseph Crockett Housebuilding201183004587
Curd Housebuilding198484001621
J. W. Duncan Housebuilding198484001622
Nathaniel Dunn Housebuilding197979001015
East Main Street Historic Districtdistrict199494000840
Ebenezer Presbyterian Churchbuilding198383002797
Federal House on Hickman Creekbuilding198585001542
First Vineyardsite201515000656
Glass Mill Complexdistrict2025100011310
Glass Mill Road Four Arch Bridgestructure2024100010245
A. Grubb Housebuilding198484001626
Hoover Housebuilding198484001629
Hughes Housebuilding198484001632
John Hunter Housebuilding198585001540
Keene Springs Hotelbuilding198484001636
Kenyon Avenue Historic Districtdistrict199494000841
Grant Knight Housebuilding198484001639
John Lancaster Housebuilding198383002799
Lexington and Main Historic Districtdistrict199494000842
Locust Grove Stock Farmbuilding198484001642
Log House on Shun Pikebuilding198484001645
William C. Lowry Housebuilding198484001647
Marshall-Bryan Housebuilding198484001653
James G. Martin Housebuilding198484001654
Lewis Y. Martin Housebuilding200808000009
McClure-Shelby Housebuilding197878001372
McConnell-Woodson-Philips Housebuilding198484001657
Morrison-Kenyon Librarybuilding198585001539
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Churchbuilding198484001659
Nave-Brown Housebuilding198484001663
Davis Newman Housebuilding198484001669
Nicholasville Historic Districtdistrict198484001674
North Lexington Avenue Historic Districtdistrict199494000843
George O'Neal Housebuilding198585001538
James O'Neal Housebuilding198585001537
Payne-Saunders Housebuilding199696000799
Pleasant Grovebuilding198484001678
Providence Churchbuilding198484001682
Roberts Chapelbuilding198484001686
Sandy Bluffbuilding198484001689
Scott Housebuilding198383002800
John Harvey Scott Housebuilding198484001692
Shady Grovebuilding198585001536
Shanklin Housebuilding198585001535
St. Luke Catholic Churchbuilding2024100010244
Robert Steele Housebuilding198383002801
Stone House on Brooklyn Hillbuilding198383002802
Stone House on West Hickmanbuilding198383002803
Sunnyside Farm Housebuilding198484001695
Ridge Taylor Farmbuilding198585001534
Thornwoodbuilding198484001697
Venable-Todhunter Housesbuilding198484001781
Woodlandbuilding198484001783
Young Housebuilding198484001787
A. M. Young Housebuilding198585001533

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 5 shown

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.

Lakeview Cottages, U. S. 27, Nicholasville, Ky., Boston Public Library - undated
Lakeview Cottages, U. S. 27, Nicholasville, Ky.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Falkner-Fain Co. Inc., 601 E. Maple Street, Nicholasville, KY. 40356, Boston Public Library - undated
Falkner-Fain Co. Inc., 601 E. Maple Street, Nicholasville, KY. 40356. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

29 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 710 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 29 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, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-10, scale 1:16500
1950-06-10, scale 1:16500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-10, scale 1:16500
1950-06-10, scale 1:16500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-10, scale 1:16500
1950-06-10, scale 1:16500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-10-01, scale 1:24000
1958-10-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-10-01, scale 1:24000
1958-10-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-10-01, scale 1:24000
1958-10-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-10-01, scale 1:24000
1958-10-01, 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, 1965-02-15, scale 1:24000
1965-02-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-15, scale 1:24000
1965-02-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-15, scale 1:24000
1965-02-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-15, scale 1:24000
1965-02-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-30, scale 1:24000
1971-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-30, scale 1:24000
1971-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-30, scale 1:24000
1971-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-30, scale 1:24000
1971-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-01, scale 1:78000
1975-04-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-01, scale 1:15000
2002-04-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-01, scale 1:15000
2002-04-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-01, scale 1:15000
2002-04-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-01, scale 1:15000
2002-04-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

12 stations, 4 gages

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

The 1950 census, district by district

15 districts

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

  • 57-1Magisterial District 1, Nicholasville, coextensive with Nicholasville city: Nicholasville city - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by E. Maple, York, E. Walnut, Ward line, Central, Oak, Ward line; City limits; Ward line; Ward line, E. Chestnut, S. Main
  • 57-2Nicholasville city - That part comprising Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; N. Main; W. Maple; City limits
  • 57-3Nicholasville city - That part comprising Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ward line, Oak, Central, Ward line, E. Walnut, York, E. Maple; N. Main
  • 57-4Nicholasville city - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded by W. Maple, S. Main, E. Chesnut, Ward line; City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 57-5Magisterial District 2, Lee: Wilmore town: Wilmore town - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; City limits, Jewell, Lexington Ave., Main, Southern Rwy.
  • 57-6Wilmore town - That part Bounded by City limits; Southern Rwy.; Main, Lexington Ave., Jewell; City limits
  • 57-7Magisterial District 2, Lee - That part southeast of State Hwy. 29, outside Wilmore town
  • 57-8Magisterial District 2, Lee - That part northwest of State Hwy. 29, outside Wilmore town
  • 57-9Magisterial District 3, Keene: Magisterial District 3, Keene - That part northeast of State Hwy. 169
  • 57-10Magisterial District 3, Keene - That part southwest of State Hwy. 169
  • 57-11Magisterial District 4, Marble Creek: Magisterial District 4, Marble Creek - That part east of Mackey Pike Rd. and south of State Hwy. 169
  • 57-12Magisterial District 4, Marble Creek - That part west of Mackey Pike Rd. and north of State Hwy. 169
  • 57-13Magisterial District 5, Plaquemine: Magisterial District 5, Plaquemine - That part east of State Hwy. 39
  • 57-14Magisterial District 5, Plaquemine - That part west of State Hwy. 39 and north of Hickman Creek
  • 57-15Magisterial District 5, Plaquemine - That part west of State Hwy. 39 and south of Hickman Creek

Wildfire, 2006 to 2014

3 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 3 of them, burning about 9 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/undetermined1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
27 March 2014Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryNEELY
9 October 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCAMP DANIEL BOONE FIRE

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

Storms, 1959 to 2025

60 of 178 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 178 reports for this county, causing 4 deaths, 34 injuries and about $1,598,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind121
Hail23
Flash Flood13
Flood9
Tornado8
Lightning3
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
May 2006Thunderstorm WindNicholasville1 killed, $20,000A tree was blown on to a passing vehicle on U.S. Highway 68 near Catnip Road, killing the driver.
July 2012LightningVineyard1 killedA 67 year old female was struck by lightning in a field adjacent to her farm near Crenshaw Lane. She died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
May 2007LightningNicholasville1 killedA 55 year old man was struck by lightning and killed instantly as he was mowing his lawn.
September 2006Flash FloodCountywide1 killedA woman drowned when flowing water swept her vehicle off Little Hickman Road into a creek
May 1995Tornado (F2)Wilmore30 hurtno account filed
April 1968Tornado (F2)not stated3 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurt, $50,000Strong winds collapsed a small building at a golf course in the northern portion of the county. One man was slightly injured.
May 2010FloodHigh Bridge$500,000The Kentucky River at High Bridge Lock crested around 42.6 feet at 1 PM EST on May 4. Flood stage at High Bridge is 30 feet. Major flooding occurs at this level, with a large section of Wilmore flooded.
July 2018Flash FloodAmbrose$100,000West Lane near Hickman Creek Crossing was washed out from high water.
May 2010FloodHigh Bridge$100,000Six to eight inches of rain fell over Mercer county from May 1-2. This caused major flooding on the Kentucky River that lasted many days before receding.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindVineyard$100,000Straight line winds pushed a one storey house a foot off of its foundation. A section of the roof was also blown off and thrown 100 yards. Winds also destroyed a nearby shed, and uprooted several pine trees.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindWilmore$75,000A NWS Storm Survey team found sporadic wind damage along a 5.5 mile path near Wilmore. Several trees were downed along with some utility poles snapped or bent. There also minor structural damage.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindBrannon$50,000The Jessamine County emergency manager reported trees down on power lines. Several hundred homes were without power.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindNicholasville$50,000Straight line winds destroyed a barn.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindWilmore$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed a tree, and the tree fell through a house.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindHigh Bridge$45,000Jessamine County emergency manager reported numerous power poles and several large trees downed due to severe thunderstorm winds.
August 2020LightningWilmore$30,000Lightning struck a tree which brought down power lines and landed on a house.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindWilmore$25,000The Jessamine County emergency manager reported numerous trees down across roadways. A roof was blown off a sun room off a residence.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindUnion Mills$25,000A National Weather Service storm survey found sporadic damage from straight line winds along Union Mills Road between Mackey Pike and State Highway 1981. Two large barns were destroyed. Several trees were downed. Tin from a barn roof was thrown into a roadway. Based on damage, wind speeds were estimated at 65 to 70 mph.
June 1992Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
November 2017Thunderstorm WindHigh Bridge$20,000A tree fell on a residence in High Bridge.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNicholasville$20,000Trees reported fallen on two vehicles.
December 2015FloodPink$10,000The public reported to the NWS that heavy rain flooded portions of Brumfield Lane and Little Hickman Road.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindKeene$10,000A fire station sustained roof damage and trees were downed.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindLogana$5,000Local law enforcement reported multiple trees down near the intersection of Tate's Creek and East Hickman Roads. Two miles to the west at around the same time, a tree fell on a garage.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindWilmore$5,000A section of a roofing cover was blown off of a building.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindWilmore$5,000An old tree was blown on to a house.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindCamp Nelson$5,000Four trees were blown down. One of them fell on a car.
March 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$5,000Trees were blown down in Wilmore.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindDixon Town$4,000The Jessamine County emergency manager reported trees down on power lines in the town of Keene. There were also reports of quarter sized hail in the area.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindCamp Nelson$3,500The Wolf Run Wild Life Refuge near Camp Nelson had extensive roof damage.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindNicholasville$3,000The Jessamine County emergency manager relayed several reports of trees and power lines down across the county.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNicholasville$3,000Numerous trees were blown down. One tree was blown on to a vehicle.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindNicholasville$3,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWilmore$2,000Minor damage to structures and some trees down
October 2025Tornado (EF1)Nicholasville-The National Weather Service in Louisville found a tornado occurred on Sunday October 19th in west Nicholasville at the RJ Corman Group complex near Highway 27. The tornado is believed to have started off as a cold air funnel that was able to briefly get down to the surface. The tornado touched down at Big Tunnel Road near Jessamine Creek with uprooted trees and large branch damage. From the damage, there was a convergent signature that is consistent with a tornadic circulation. The tornado moved across a field and more tree damage was observed near RJ Corman Drive. The tornado then hit an RJ Corman warehouse where two garage doors were blown out and a portion of the warehouse wall was pulled away from the building. Security camera footage confirms that a very small funnel caused the damage to the building. Pieces of insulation, wood planks, and metal from the walls of the building were lifted to the rooftop. On the roof of the building, three HVAC units were displaced from their locations. The maximum sustained winds were 90 mph at the metal building. The tornado continued across a paved lot and ended shortly after RJ Corman Drive to the west of US Highway 27 for a total distance of 0.65 miles.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Brannon-The National Weather Service conducted a storm damage assessment survey in Jessamine County from the storms mid-morning, April 2.||The tornado touched down on the northeast side of Nicholasville off of US 27 just south of the Sam's Club, but north of the Providence school. The tornado touched down just west of US 27 by storage shed roadside company. Two of the storage sheds were picked up and thrown onto the highway. Winds speeds were 90 mph (EF1), with a damage width of 75 yards. ||The tornado crossed US 27 and increased in speed and size, going into the Park Central Industrial Park doing the most extensive damage of the short tornado track. Many buildings and warehouses had significant portions of their roof torn apart, doors blown |out, and wall panels pulled away from their buildings. Buildings that did not lose any part of the roof had numerous shingles removed from the top of the roofs.||There were impalements of boards and drywall into surrounding buildings and the ground. Winds speeds were 110 mph, EF1, with a width of 150 yards. A car lot had 3 vehicles picked up and flipped over and a very heavy travel trailer was moved 20 yards and shifted 30 degrees to the east northeast. Debris from the industrial park was thrown into a heavily wooded area and thrown in directions from the east northeast all the way to the southeast.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Dixon Town-After the tornado crossed into Jessamine County from Woodford County, the tornado took a bit of left turn towards a property where it caused damage to multiple structures. Two barns were demolished and another had significant roof damage. One barn was pushed in two directions off its stone foundation. The damage path for part of the barn went to the southeast and another part went farther downstream to the northeast. The tornado broke a couple more limbs before lifting. The EF1 tornado was on the ground for a total of 1.82 miles from where it began in Woodford County and ended in Jessamine County.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindAlmahurst-Trees fell down at the intersection of Harrodsburg Road and Matthews Lane.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindBrannon-A large tree was blown down on Brannon Road.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Portions of a tin roof were peeled off of a barn by strong winds at the Jessamine County fairgrounds.
June 2023HailBrannon-Quarter sized hail was observed in northern Jessamine County.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWilmore-There were reports of several trees down.
July 2023HailNicholasville-Quarter sized hail was observed near Nicholasville.
May 2022HailWilmore-Baseball-sized hail was observed in Wilmore.
May 2022HailWilmore-Two inch diameter hail was observed near Wilmore.
May 2022HailAmbrose-Quarter-sized hail was observed south of Nicholasville.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-A tree fell and blocked East Brown Street.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindUnion Mills-Trees were down on Bethany Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindDixon Town-Trees fell on Delaney Ferry Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindDixon Town-A tree fell down on Clear Creek Road.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindBrannon-A tree fell on a mobile home. No injuries were reported.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindBrannon-Some downed trees and localized flooding were reported in the northern part of the county.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-There were numerous reports of trees and power poles down causing power outages.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindWilmore-There was a report of a tree down on Handys Bend Road.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindWilmore-Dispatch reported a tree down on Grows Mill Road.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Dispatch reported a tree down on Heather Way.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-There was a report of a tree down on Barnes Street.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindVineyard-A tree was reported down.
June 2018FloodVineyard-There was flooding on US 27 in southern Jessamine County.

Mines and quarries

4 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 4 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 2 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Zinc3
Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite1
Fluorine-Fluorite1
Stone, Crushed/Broken1
Sand and Gravel, Construction1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ambrose Fault VeinFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, ZincPast ProducerBarite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
H M MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Lexington Quarry CompanyStone, Crushed/Broken, ZincProducer
Miss KateSand and Gravel, Construction, ZincPlant

The county's history books

75,070 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 1 chapter 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.

A History of Jessamine County, Kentucky, from Its Earliest Settlement to 1898 (1898)

ChapterLength
The whole text75,070 words in 5 parts

Every populated place in the county

31

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

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

Recorded here

Nicholasville, Kentucky

15 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1886 to 1940

Wilmore, Kentucky

12 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1919 to 1929

Everything this county holds

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

Surveyed structures

4 structures

The vanished settlements of Jessamine 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.