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Mason County, Kentucky

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

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From the record

43 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kentucky within the United States
Mason County within Kentucky
Explore by year 1862 1922

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Maysville, between 1886 and 1949.
  • 8 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 322 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 43 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 31 buildings, 7 districts, 4 structures and 1 object.
  • 2 of them are covered bridges.
  • 14 of the 43 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 28 populated places in this county; 28 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

53 photographs, 2020

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

The Underground Railroad Museum in the Ohio River port city of Maysville, Kentucky
The Underground Railroad Museum in the Ohio River port city of Maysville, Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Sculptor Sam McKinney's statue of Tecumseh in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Sculptor Sam McKinney's statue of Tecumseh in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Street scene in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Street scene in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The house known as "Phillips' Folly" in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal, tobacco, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
The house known as "Phillips' Folly" in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal, tobacco, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Sam McKinney's 2018 sculptures of a buffalo and her calf in Maysville, Kentucky's, Limestone Park
Sam McKinney's 2018 sculptures of a buffalo and her calf in Maysville, Kentucky's, Limestone Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Often (mistakenly) called the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville, this was the house of a slaveholder whom the abolitionist visited in the early 19th Century
Often (mistakenly) called the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville, this was the house of a slaveholder whom the abolitionist visited in the early 19th Century
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A mural depicting a hometime legend, famed pop singer Rosemary Clooney, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
A mural depicting a hometime legend, famed pop singer Rosemary Clooney, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Street scene in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Street scene in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Two old cabins, including one (left) turned into a U.S. post office, dating to 1794 in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Two old cabins, including one (left) turned into a U.S. post office, dating to 1794 in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
An old cabin turned U.S. post office, dating to 1794 in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
An old cabin turned U.S. post office, dating to 1794 in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A mural depicting a gathering at the Market Street bandstand, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
A mural depicting a gathering at the Market Street bandstand, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Vintage barn in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Vintage barn in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A mural depicting the view from a tobacco barn, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
A mural depicting the view from a tobacco barn, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A mural depicting Front Street in 1850, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
A mural depicting Front Street in 1850, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The Limestone Landing Fountain in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
The Limestone Landing Fountain in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Log cabins in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Log cabins in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A mural remembering the Underground Railroad, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
A mural remembering the Underground Railroad, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The restored Rosenwald's Mays Lick Negro School in Mays Lick, a tiny community in Mason County, Kentucky
The restored Rosenwald's Mays Lick Negro School in Mays Lick, a tiny community in Mason County, Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The home of frontier Indian fighter, and later Kentucky governor (1824-1828), Joseph Desha in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
The home of frontier Indian fighter, and later Kentucky governor (1824-1828), Joseph Desha in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A small art installation serves as a memorial to Elisha Winfield Green in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal, wrought iron forged locally, and so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments
A small art installation serves as a memorial to Elisha Winfield Green in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal, wrought iron forged locally, and so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Welcome sign with a southern touch in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from Kentucky mines to the south, products made from hemp, tobacco from thriving farms along the river, and, notably, wrought iron forged locally
Welcome sign with a southern touch in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from Kentucky mines to the south, products made from hemp, tobacco from thriving farms along the river, and, notably, wrought iron forged locally
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The Carousel Shoppe, an antiques-and-collectibles store in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
The Carousel Shoppe, an antiques-and-collectibles store in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A mural depicting the 1825 visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the city, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
A mural depicting the 1825 visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the city, one of 10 panels painted by artist Robert Dalford and his team on panels along the Ohio River floodwall in Maysville, Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Row houses in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from Kentucky mines to the south, products made from hemp, tobacco from thriving farms along the river, and, notably, wrought iron forged locally
Row houses in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from Kentucky mines to the south, products made from hemp, tobacco from thriving farms along the river, and, notably, wrought iron forged locally
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Ticket booth and entrance to the 1929 Russell Theatre in Maysville, Kentucky, built by Col. J. Barbour Russell, who boasted, "What the Roxy is to New York, the Russell will be to Maysville"
Ticket booth and entrance to the 1929 Russell Theatre in Maysville, Kentucky, built by Col. J. Barbour Russell, who boasted, "What the Roxy is to New York, the Russell will be to Maysville"
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Building in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Building in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The 1870 Gothic-style Washigton Presbyterian Church in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
The 1870 Gothic-style Washigton Presbyterian Church in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A fine home protected by a classic wrought-iron fence in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
A fine home protected by a classic wrought-iron fence in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A tollhouse from the old Maysville-to-Louisville Road in the 18th Century, in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
A tollhouse from the old Maysville-to-Louisville Road in the 18th Century, in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The 1931 Simon Kenton suspension bridge over the Ohio River in Maysville, Kentucky
The 1931 Simon Kenton suspension bridge over the Ohio River in Maysville, Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Free schedule on a tollhouse from the old Maysville-to-Louisville Road in the 18th Century, in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Free schedule on a tollhouse from the old Maysville-to-Louisville Road in the 18th Century, in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The "White Block" row of buildings in Maysville, Kentucky, featuring a finely carved stone door pediment and an elaborate cast-iron pilastered storefront
The "White Block" row of buildings in Maysville, Kentucky, featuring a finely carved stone door pediment and an elaborate cast-iron pilastered storefront
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The grand 1887 Richardsonian Romanesque-style Cox Building, constructed to house ground-floor stores and a large Masonic temple upstairs, was Maysville, Kentucky's, commercial centerpiece, now city-owned
The grand 1887 Richardsonian Romanesque-style Cox Building, constructed to house ground-floor stores and a large Masonic temple upstairs, was Maysville, Kentucky's, commercial centerpiece, now city-owned
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The house known as "Phillips' Folly" in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal, tobacco, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
The house known as "Phillips' Folly" in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal, tobacco, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The Market Street fountain in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
The Market Street fountain in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The 1850 Gothic Revival-style First Presbyterian Church in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
The 1850 Gothic Revival-style First Presbyterian Church in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000 people, was several times a boomtown, shipping coal from mines to the south, so much tobacco that it ranked second in the world in looseleaf variety shipments, and wrought iron that decorated fashionable balconies as far away as New Orleans, Louisiana's, French Quarter
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Street scene in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Street scene in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The log cabin home of local storekeeper Simon Kenton in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
The log cabin home of local storekeeper Simon Kenton in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The "Clooney Steps" in Maysville, Kentucky
The "Clooney Steps" in Maysville, Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The 1932 Daughters of the Confederacy marker denoting the birthplace of Albert Sidney Johnston in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
The 1932 Daughters of the Confederacy marker denoting the birthplace of Albert Sidney Johnston in Old Washington, once a stand-alone Kentucky settlement now (as of 2020) incorporated into the Ohio River city of Maysville
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Main Street (Row Houses), Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Main Street (Row Houses), Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Main Street (Stone House), Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Main Street (Stone House), Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Taylor House & Store, Main & Williams Streets, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Taylor House & Store, Main & Williams Streets, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Washington Historic District, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Washington Historic District, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Collins-Davis House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Collins-Davis House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Bank of Kentucky, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Bank of Kentucky, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Nathaniel Wilson House, Harold Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Nathaniel Wilson House, Harold Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Marshall Key House, Outbuilding, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Marshall Key House, Outbuilding, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Washington Hall, Corn Crib, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Washington Hall, Corn Crib, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Methodist Episcopal Church South, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Methodist Episcopal Church South, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Thomas Marshall House, U.S. Highway 68, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Thomas Marshall House, U.S. Highway 68, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Washington Hall, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Washington Hall, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

43

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
128 Market Streetbuilding198282002734
49 West Second Streetbuilding198282002734
53 West Second Streetbuilding198282002734
Armstrong Rowdistrict198484001818
Bracken Baptist Churchbuilding198383002821
Courthouse Square and Mechanics' Row Historic Districtdistrict197575000803
Cox Building, Thebuilding201111000538
Cox-Hord Housebuilding197878001382
Richard Durrett Housebuilding2018100002158
Tom Forman Housebuilding198787000170
GAR Monumentobject2018100002159
Helena United Methodist Churchbuilding201009001311
Lee Housebuilding197777000634
Lee's Creek Covered Bridgestructure197676000923
May's Lick Negro Schoolbuilding2018100002160
Mays Lick Consolidated Schoolbuilding198282002733
Maysville Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)district201716000502
Maysville-Aberdeen Bridgestructure198383002823
Maysville-Aberdeen Bridgestructure198383002823
McKay's Studiobuilding198282002734
Milton Millsbuilding198787000148
Ben Moran Housebuilding198787000161
Newdigate-Reed Housebuilding197575000804
Old Library Buildingbuilding197474000895
Henry Perviance Peers Housebuilding199898001486
Phillips' Follybuilding197878001383
Poague Housebuilding198787000210
Pogue Housebuilding200505001322
Point Au Viewbuilding198585000015
John Brett Richeson Housebuilding199494000733
Russell Theatrebuilding200606000216
Rust Housebuilding197878001384
Spring House at Flat Forkbuilding198787002051
Springhouse in Mays Lickbuilding198787002052
Sroufe Housebuilding201616000010
Stone Barn on Lee's Creekbuilding198787000200
Valley Pike Covered Bridgestructure197676000924
Washington Historic Districtdistrict197070000253
Washington Historic District (Boundary Increase)district197676002274
Washington Opera Housebuilding197575000805
West 2nd Street Historic Districtdistrict2017100001425
West Fourth Street Districtdistrict197474000896
Woodlawnbuilding197878001385

Covered bridges

2

Mason County has 2 covered bridges on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Lee's Creek Covered BridgeListed 1976
Valley Pike Covered BridgeListed 1976

Digitised newspapers

45 issues

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

Maysville Weekly Bulletin

Maysville, Ky., 1864 to 1866. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Public Ledger

Maysville, Ky., 1913 to 1968. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Daily Public Ledger

Maysville, Ky., 1892 to 191?. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Dollar Weekly Bulletin

Maysville, Ky., 1862 to 1864. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Daily Evening Bulletin

Maysville [Ky.], 1881 to 1882. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Evening Bulletin

Maysville [Ky.], 1882 to 1883. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Daily Evening Bulletin

Maysville [Ky.], 1883 to 1887. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Evening Bulletin

Maysville, Ky., 1887 to 1905. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The county from the air

22 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 480 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 22 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, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-24, scale 1:30000
1956-05-24, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-24, scale 1:30000
1956-05-24, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-24, scale 1:30000
1956-05-24, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-24, scale 1:30000
1956-05-24, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-01, scale 1:76000
1974-05-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-01, scale 1:76000
1974-05-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-01, scale 1:76000
1974-05-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-13, scale 1:78000
1975-04-13, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-01, scale 1:80000
1979-11-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-01, scale 1:80000
1979-11-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-01, scale 1:80000
1979-11-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

3 stations, 2 gages

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

The 1950 census, district by district

27 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.

  • 81-1Maysville city, comprising Magisterial District 1 and 2 and parts of Magisterial District 8: Maysville city - That part in Magisterial District 1 Bounded by City limits; Magisterial District line, Limestone, Magisterial District line; City limits; Washington Pike, W. 4th, Sutton, W. 2nd, Wall, Wall extended
  • 81-2Maysville city - That part in Magisterial District 1 Bounded by City limits; Wall extended, Wall, W. 2nd, Sutton; W. 4th, Washington Pike, City limits; City limits
  • 81-3Maysville city - That part in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Forest Ave.; Wood, E. 2nd, Prospect
  • 81-4Maysville city - That part in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by City limits; Prospect, E. 2nd, Wood; Forest Ave.; Lexington, Lexington extended
  • 81-5Maysville city - That part in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by City limits; Lexington extended, Lexington, Magisterial District line; City limits, Limestone Creek; Limestone Creek
  • 81-6Maysville city - That part in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Limestone Creek; City limits; Unnamed street, 6th, Bank, E. 4th, Plum, E. 3rd, Bridge
  • 81-7Maysville city - That part in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by City limits; Limestone Creek, Bridge, E. 3rd, Plum, E. 4th, Bank, 6th, Unnamed street, City limits; City limits; Magisterial District line, Limestone, Magisterial District line
  • 81-8Maysville city - That part in Magisterial District 8 Bounded by Forest Ave.; City limits; City limits; Buckner, E. 6th, Clark
  • 81-9Maysville city - That part in bagisterial District 8 Bounded by Forest Ave.; Clark; E. 6th; Buckner
  • 81-10Maysville city - That part in Magisterial District 8 Bounded by Forest Ave.; Buckner; City limits; Wood
  • 81-11Maysville city - That part in Magisterial District 8 Bounded by Forest Ave.; Wood; City limits; Pelham, Race, Center
  • 81-12Maysville city - That part in Magisterial District 8 Bounded by Forest Ave.; Center, Race, Pelham; City limits; Magisterial District line, Lexington
  • 81-13Magisterial District 3: Dover town
  • 81-14Magisterial District 3 - That part outside Dover town
  • 81-15Magisterial District 4: Germantown town - That part in Mason County, comprising part of Magisterial District 4 (Remainder of Germantown town is in Magisterial District 4, Bracken County)
  • 81-16Magisterial District 4 - That part west of Salem Church - Fernleaf Rd. via Mt. Hebron Church and north of State Hwy. 10
  • 81-17Magisterial District 4 - That part east of Salem Church - Fernleaf Rd. via Mt. Hebrom Church and south of State Hwy. 10
  • 81-18AMagisterial District 5 - That part north and northwest of U.S. Hwy. 62
  • 81-18BMagisterial District 5 - That part east and southeast of U.S. Hwy. 62
  • 81-19Magisterial District 6: Sardis town
  • 81-20Magisterial District 6 - That part north and west of U.S. Hwy. 62 outside Sardis town
  • 81-21Magisterial District 6 - That part south and east of U.S. Hwy. 62 and west of Murphysville - Mays Lick Rd. and U.S. Hwy. 68
  • 81-22Magisterial District 6 - That part east of Murphysville - Mays Lick Rd. and U.S. Hwy. 68
  • 81-23Magisterial District 7: Magisterial District 7 - That part east of State Hwy. 11
  • 81-24Magisterial District 7 - That part west of State Hwy. 11
  • 81-25Magisterial District 8, outside Maysville city: Magisterial District 8 - That part northeast of State Hwy. 10 and east of Plumville - Orangeburg Rd., along Stone Lick Branch and Orangeburg - Mt. Gilead Rd., outside Maysville city
  • 81-26Magisterial District 8 - That part southwest of State Hwy. 10 and west of Plumville - Orangeburg Rd. along Stone Lick Branch and Orangeburg - Mt. Gilead Rd., outside Maysville city (Remainder of Magisterial District 8 is in Maysville city)

Wildfire, 1999 to 2016

7 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 7 of them, burning about 44 acres. None started naturally and 1 was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Arson/incendiarism1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
11 November 2014Recreation and ceremony12 acresKentucky Division of ForestryREID ST.
3 November 2016Debris and open burning8.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryPLEASANT VALLEY RD.
5 August 1999Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
23 March 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.5 acresKentucky Division of ForestryMAXEY FLAT
24 October 2010Debris and open burning5.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryFIELDS LANE
15 March 2014Recreation and ceremony4.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCABIN CREEK
3 November 2007Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

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

Storms, 1961 to 2025

60 of 236 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 236 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 7 injuries and about $7,548,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind128
Flash Flood35
Hail33
Flood29
Tornado10
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
March 1997Flash FloodCountywide1 killed, $500,000no account filed
June 1981Tornado (F2)not stated7 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
February 2000Flash FloodCountywide$1,000,000Persistent heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding across the county. Three private driveway bridges were washed away, 4 roads were washed out, and 6 vehicles became submerged in the flood waters.
July 2017Flash FloodMaysville$750,000Five to seven inches of rain produced widespread flash flooding across Mason County. Several homes were damaged by rushing water, including one home that was washed off its foundation along State Route 11 east of Maysville. About 60 vehicles were washed away from an auto sales lot in Maysville. Numerous roads across the area also sustained damaged due to the rushing water.
May 2003Tornado (F3)Maysville$500,000The tornado touched down to the southeast of Maysville, continuing east-southeast into Lewis County. The greatest damage occurred in the Heron Hill area in western Lewis County. Seventeen people were injured in Lewis County. 21 homes were destroyed, 10 homes sustained major damage and 17 homes received minor damage. Numerous barns, buildings and garages were also damaged or destroyed. The tornado appeared to skip across parts of Mason and Lewis Counties. Tornado damage ended four miles to the southeast of Vanceburg.
November 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$500,000A barn roof was partially peeled off and several large trees were blown down near Dover.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Minerva$300,000The tornado began within the town of Minerva, Kentucky causing tree and minor structural damage. Numerous trees were observed to be uprooted and snapped along Minerva Tuckahoe Road, consistent with EF1 intensity. Additionally, a structure was damaged on T Wenz Road, which confirmed the estimated EF1 intensity, with considerable roof coverage loss and a partial collapse of the second story brick wall. Due to a lack of access along the rest of T Wenz Road and Lee Creek, it is unknown how many trees and builders were damaged. The last known sign of damage, a few trees uprooted, was observed along Tuckahoe Road. It is believed the tornado dissipated before the Ohio River.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindMinerva$150,000A supercell tracked across the county causing significant damage. Numerous trees were knocked down around Minerva, trees were downed and a barn roof was blown off in Washington, and trees and power lines were downed in Maysville. Roofs were also blown off houses in Maysville.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide$100,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees across the county, blew a roof off a house in Maysville, and destroyed a barn in Sardis.
July 2010Flash FloodWashington$75,000A bridge was washed out due to flash flooding. Flash flooding was widespread around the area.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Somo$50,000The first and primary visible damage of the tornado occurred at a property just off North Knoweshaw Road, near the intersection of the AA Highway. Here, notable damage occurred to an outbuilding, with a complete collapse of the wall structures. There were several trees that were broken and uprooted on this property as well, but the damage to the outbuilding was just enough to classify this tornado as an EF-1, with wind speeds estimated around 90 mph. ||Video footage was captured of this tornado crossing the AA Highway. The only other damage that occurred was at a property just on the south side of the AA Highway after the tornado crossed it. The primary damage here was hardwood trees that were broken. One of the windows was broken at the dwelling on this property as well. After this property, no other damage was reported, but there was insulation and other debris that was thrown across the fields southeast of this property, with the last known debris found at a nearby landfill. No property damage was observed at the landfill.
June 2019Tornado (EF0)Minerva$50,000The tornado touched down between the AA Highway and Kentucky 435. Damage was found along Kentucky 435, Minerva Tuckahoe Road, and Tuckahoe Road. Some of the heaviest and most concentrated tree damage was found very near the Ohio River on South Ripley Road, and adjacent areas of Mary Ingles Highway (Highway 8). The survey team found tree and agricultural building damage along the length of the path in Mason County. The vast majority of structural damage in Mason County consisted of barns and outbuildings with roof panels removed. The concentrated area of tree damage near the Ohio River showed clear signs of convergent damage patterns and cross-axis debris fall to the path of the circulation, confirming the likelihood of a tornadic circulation.||Across the Ohio River in the eastern side of Ripley, tree and shingle damage was found on Pearl Street, Kevin Drive, and portions of Elizabeth Street. There was little to no evidence of damage up the steep river bluff above the city of Ripley, suggesting the tornado was lifting as it moved into the city.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindMaysville$50,000The damage surveyed consisted of a large limb on a car and a large limb on a house. There was also major damage to one building where the high winds produced a large hold in the side of the building. In another area of town, a tree was blown down onto a car and a power pole snapped in half and fell onto a car. Several large limbs were blown down on the railroad tracks. In addition, the weight room at the Mason County School football field was damaged. All the damage surveyed in these locations indicated straight line wind damage.
February 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Strong winds blew down two barns and a silo. In addition a house and several outbuildings were damaged.
February 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Strong winds blew down two barns and a silo. In addition a house and several outbuildings were damaged.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindWashington$46,000A damage survey revealed a swath of wind damage that originated just southwest of the Simon Kenton subdivision on the west side of U.S. Highway 62. In this subdivision, tree damage was widespread and a few homes suffered minor roof damage. There was minor tree and fence damage on the east side of U.S. highway 62 on Algonquin Drive. Wind damage was also observed on the north side of the AA Highway at the Road Ranger gas station, where several gas pumps were blown over, and adjacent empty semi-trailers were tipped over. A Taco Bell sign on the south side of the AA Highway was damaged, and another semi-trailer tipped over behind the Big Sandy Outlet. The swath of damaging winds began spreading in width at this point as it crossed Maple Leaf Road. The wider swath of damage consisted of several homes with siding and roof damage, numerous snapped or broken trees, and broken windows on both sides of Maple Leaf Road. Minor damage was also found on the east side of Maple Leaf Road into several subdivisions and along Hill City Road and Medford Heights Drive. Minimal tree damage was found along Highway 11 to the east, suggesting an end point of the more organized swath of wind damage.||It should be noted that this swath of damaging wind was also sampled by a Kentucky Mesonet site near the Maysville Community Technical College (just south of the Simon Kenton subdivision mentioned above). A 60 mph wind gust was recorded at this station between 3:50 PM and 3:55 PM.
July 2025Flash FloodSouth Ripley$30,000Southern sections of the Lees Creek Road sustained partial washouts and had debris pile up with rushing water.
April 2025Tornado (EF0)Minerva$25,000The tornado developed in the town of Minerva where it caused minor damage on Minerva Tuckahoe Road. From there, the tornado traveled along T Wenz Road, north of Minerva Tuckahoe Road. Several outbuildings were destroyed along with damage to homes and farm equipment. The tornado dissipated over Lee Creek, west of Tuckahoe Road.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindSpringdale$25,000Numerous trees and power poles were downed east of Maysville along State Routes 9 and 10.
June 2019Flash FloodLewisburg$25,000A portion of Strodes Run Road was washed out due to high water.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindDover$25,000Trees fell on three houses due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
June 1997Flash FloodCountywide$25,000Persistent heavy rainfall caused creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. Several cars were washed away in Maysville.
May 1997Flash FloodCountywide$25,000Persistent heavy rainfall caused area creeks and streams to rise out of their banks and across county roads. In Maysville, 4 cars were washed away by the flood waters. The heavy rainfall and flooding continued into June 1st.
May 1967Tornado (F3)not stated$25,000no account filed
March 1964Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 2020Thunderstorm WindMinerva$20,000The Earlywine Racing facility sustained damage.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindSardis$20,000Trees were knocked down on a house and car. A greenhouse and barn were damaged.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMinerva$20,000Damage to agricultural buildings was reported. Also numerous trees were reported knocked down.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindMurphysville$20,000A trailer was overturned with debris blown onto US Route 68.
September 2009Flash FloodMaysville$20,000One car was washed away and four cars were washed out of a parking lot nearby due to heavy rainfall. People were also trapped on the 2nd floor of an apartment building.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindSardis$20,000A mobile home was ripped from its foundation and had its roof removed.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindCountywide$20,000Thunderstorm winds ripped a roof off a hardware store east of Maysville. Trees were downed at a number of locations.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindMaysville$20,000A microburst tore a metal roof off a barn and uprooted several trees.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindMaysville$20,000no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindMaysville$20,000no account filed
April 2020Thunderstorm WindMaysville$15,000A large tree was knocked down through a house.
April 2020Tornado (EF0)Sardis$15,000The tornado touched down southwest of Mays Lick and damaged structures and trees along its path. The damage was mostly found along and north of Raymond Road (Highway 324).
June 2012Thunderstorm WindWashington$15,000Roof damage occurred to a Pizza Hut and numerous trees were downed in the area due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2011Flash FloodOrangeburg$15,000A road was washed out and an intersection was closed due to flash flooding.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindMaysville$15,000A roof was ripped off of an apartment building due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
July 2010Flash FloodMaysville$15,000Numerous roads were closed due to high water. Some families were evacuated from their homes in eastern portions of the county.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindLewisburg$10,000A communication tower near the Lewisburg Volunteer Fire Department was bent.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindMays Lick$10,000The 67 mph gust was measured at the Fleming-Mason County Airport. A barn roof sustained damage and utility poles were also knocked down.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindOrangeburg$10,000A barn sustained major damage. Numerous trees were also knocked down.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindMaysville$10,000An 84 Lumber building along US Routes 62 and 68 had aluminum siding blown out in two spots.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindCountywide$10,000Numerous trees downed across the county.
July 2015Flash FloodOrangeburg$8,000Flash flooding occurred on Stone Lick Branch along Kentucky State Route 1449. Rushing water destroyed a garage along the creek.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindMaysville$8,000Numerous trees were knocked down and siding was off of a house due to damaging thunderstorm winds. A roof was also taken off a barn due to the winds.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindMaysville$8,000A barn had its roof peeled off. Trees were also downed in the area.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindCountywide$8,000Several trees were knocked down.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindMoranburg$7,500A roof was partially removed from a house.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindMurphysville$7,000A few trees and power poles were downed.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindFernleaf$7,000A few trees and power poles were downed on Barrett Pike.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindDover$6,000Several trees and power lines were downed near Dover in the area of State Route 8.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMaysville$6,000Trees and power lines were downed across the county.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindMinerva$5,000A few trees were downed and siding was blown off of a house along State Route 435.
July 2025Flash FloodSouth Ripley$5,000Rushing water deposited debris over Marly Ingles Highway, north of Ripley Road and south of Tuckahoe Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHelena$5,000Several trees fell onto State Route 324, closing the road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSouth Ripley$5,000Several trees fell onto State Route 8, closing the road.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindDover$5,000A tree fell onto a house on Market Street.

Mines and quarries

4 recorded

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

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction2
Calcium1
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
Cabin Creek MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Maysville KilnCalciumProducer
Buckeye PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Maysville Dredging, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

28

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

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

Recorded here

Maysville, Kentucky

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

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

15 structures

The vanished settlements of Mason 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.