Rockcastle County, Kentucky

48 topographic sheets cover 35 settlements here, and 4 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

4 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kentucky within the United States

Rockcastle County within Kentucky

Explore by year From 1888 To 1889

What the record shows

512 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
4 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 districts and 2 buildings.
The Geographic Names Information System records 35 populated places in this county; 35 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

20 photographs, 1916 to 2020

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

Walnut Grove School. Average attendance 20, out of an enrollment of 32. Absences chiefly due to berries. 51 in Census. Location: Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

The Aunt Polly House, a shop in a c.-1817 cabin that sells arts and crafts in the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, a 90-acre entertainment complex that includes music venues and recording studios focused on classic country, Southern gospel & mountain bluegrass concerts
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Buckeye School, opened July 3rd, 12 enrolled and 11 present. About 20 belong. Teacher said some out for work. Location: Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

One of the better class of farm homes. Location: Rockcastle County--Wilde [vicinity], Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Water wheel in the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, a 90-acre entertainment complex that includes music venues and recording studios focused on classic country, Southern gospel & mountain bluegrass concerts
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

A typical farm home and family near Wilde, Ky. It is said there are almost no farm tenants in the county. Many of the country homes are run down, unpainted shacks. Location: Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Hickory Grove School. Location: Rockcastle Co., Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

"Chopping corn" Everett Adams, 15 years and Ora Adams, 9 years. Address Hiatt, Ky. Go to Hickory Grove School, but they have been absent most of the past 6 weeks for work, sickness, etc. Location: Rockcastle Co., Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Roundstone School. Many poorly built schools in county. Location: Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Homer Hunt, 11-year old berry picker. Says he has been out of school half the time for some weeks picking, and has made $10. Gets 10 cents a gallon. They are wild blackberries. The teacher of his school, Maretburg School, says there are many absent from time to time for berries, corn, etc. Location: Rockcastle County--Maretburg, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Homer Hunt tending pigs. See 4421 and 4422. Location: Rockcastle County--Maretburg, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Children hoeing on farm near Mt. Vernon, Ky. Go to Mt. Vernon Graded School. Mamie, 7 years, Grace, 9 years, Marguerite, 12 years and Everett 14 years. Father, Alfred Bryant, Mt. Vernon P.O. owns 35 acres. Location: Rockcastle County--Mt. Vernon [vicinity], Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, which opened in 2002 in a vintage riding stable, presents a collection of artifacts and historical documents about Kentucky music and artists, and not just the "country" variety
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Home of Dewey Coffey and family, who is said to be one of the few tenants in the county. Children go to Scafford King School but out for sickness. Location: Rockcastle County--Conway [vicinity], Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Red Bud School. County Supervisor in doorway. Teacher thought 20 absent on account of work, etc. Location: Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1916. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Great Saltpetre Cave	district	2013	13000565
Bennett Hiatt Log House	building	1984	84000394
John Lair House and Stables	building	1995	95001270
Mount Vernon Commercial District	district	1983	83003815

Digitised newspapers

2 issues

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

The Mountain Signal

Mount Vernon, Ky., 1887 to 18??. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 of 4 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 4 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.

Log Cabin Camp on U. S. 150, 6 miles west of Mt. Vernon, KY., Boston Public Library - undated — Log Cabin Camp on U. S. 150, 6 miles west of Mt. Vernon, KY.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

25 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 570 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 25 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-03-09, scale 1:23600 — 1950-03-09, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-04-23, scale 1:36000 — 1951-04-23, scale 1:36000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-10-12, scale 1:60000 — 1960-10-12, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-05-27, scale 1:24000 — 1969-05-27, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-18, scale 1:119044 — 1972-05-18, scale 1:119044. 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, 1976-03-17, scale 1:78000 — 1976-03-17, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-11-06, scale 1:78000 — 1976-11-06, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

5 stations

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

MT VERNON 1956 to 2016, hottest 38.9 C, coldest -31.1 C
RENFRO VALLEY 1961 to 1962, hottest 37.2 C, coldest -24.4 C
MOUNT VERNON 3.6 E 2007 to 2009
BRODHEAD 7.3 SSW 2008 to 2022
MOUNT VERNON 1 E 2009 to 2010

The 1950 census, district by district

22 districts

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

102-1Magisterial District 1: Mount Vernon town: Mount Vernon town - That part northwest of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad
102-2Mount Vernon town - That part southeast of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad
102-3Magisterial District 1 - That part north of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, outside Mount Vernon town
102-4Magisterial District 1 - That part south of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, outside Mount Vernon town
102-5Livingston town, comprising parts of Magisterial Districts 2 and 5: Livingston town - That part in Magisterial District 2
102-6Livingston town - That part in Magisterial District 5
102-7Magisterial District 2, outside Livingston town Magisterial District 2 - That part east of East Fork Skegg Creek and Skegg Creek, outside Livingston town
102-8Magisterial District 2 - That part west of Dry Fork and northeast of West Fork of Skegg Creek
102-9Magisterial District 2 - That part west of Dry Fork and northwest of West Fork of Skegg Creek
102-10Magisterial District 2 - That part southwest of West Fork of Skegg Creek and Skegg Creek (Remainder of Magisterial District 2 is in Livingston town)
102-11Magisterial District 3: Brodhead town
102-12Magisterial District 3 - That part north of Stanford - Valley Church Rd.
102-13Magisterial District 3 - That part south of Stanford - Valley Church Rd., and northeast of Dix River, outside Brodhead town
102-14Magisterial District 3 - That part west of Dix River, Little Nigger Creek, State Hwy. 70, and Quail - Broughtontown Rd., outside Brodhead town
102-15Magisterial District 3 - That part east of Little Nigger Creek, State Hwy. 70, and south of Quail - Broughtontown Rd., outside Brodhead town
102-16Magisterial District 4: Magisterial District 4 - That part east of Brush Creek - Berea Rd. via Wildie, Roundstone and Scaffold Cane Churches
102-17Magisterial District 4 - That part west of Brush Creek - Berea Rd. via Roundstone and Scaffold Cane Churches and east of U.S. Hwy. 25
102-18Magisterial District 4 - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 25 and Roundstone - Brush Creek Rd.
102-19Magisterial District 5, outside Livingston town Magisterial District 5 - That part south of Three Links - Climax Rd., east of Climax - Cooksburg Rd., via Johnetta and north of Cooksburg - McKee Rd.
102-20Magisterial District 5 - That part north of Three Links - Climax Rd., west of Climax - Cooksburg Rd., via Johnetta and north of Cooksburg - Burr Rd. via Cooksburg and Brush Creek
102-21Magisterial District 5 - That part south of Cooksburg - Burr Rd., via Brush Creek and west of Roundstone and Crooked Creeks
102-22Magisterial District 5 - That part east of Roundstone and Crooked Creeks and south of Cooksburg - McKee Rd., outside Livingston town (Remainder of Magisterial District 5 is in Livingston town)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

656 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 656 of them, burning about 18,818 acres. 2 started naturally and 223 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	246
Arson/incendiarism	223
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	131
Recreation and ceremony	40
Railroad operations and maintenance	6
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Natural	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	2
Smoking	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. 6 of them were set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
2 December 2017	Arson/incendiarism	896 acres	Daniel Boone National Forest	MIZE 2
13 April 2010	Debris and open burning	622 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	SAND HILL
12 November 1999	Arson/incendiarism	404 acres	Daniel Boone National Forest	WOLF CREEK
28 November 2017	Arson/incendiarism	403 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	MIZE BRANCH
24 October 2001	Arson/incendiarism	400 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
22 March 2009	Arson/incendiarism	400 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
12 April 2018	Arson/incendiarism	338 acres	Daniel Boone National Forest	GREEN POND
17 November 2016	Debris and open burning	322 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	COVE BRANCH FIRE

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

Storms, 1963 to 2026

60 of 333 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 333 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 11 injuries and about $8,904,610 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	195
Hail	50
Flash Flood	41
Flood	30
Tornado	7
Heavy Rain	6
Lightning	2
Debris Flow	2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
April 1974	Tornado (F3)	not stated	1 killed, 10 hurt, $2,500,000	no account filed
July 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	1 hurt	no account filed
May 2002	Hail	Countywide	$4,500,000	The same severe thunderstorm that moved through Pulaski county, traveled southeast across much of Rockcastle county. A large swath of hail ranging in size from quarters to golfballs pounded much of the county, including the towns of Brodhead, Level Green, Spiro, and Ottawa. Over 400 homes in Rockcastle county were damaged along with over 900 automobiles.
January 2022	Flash Flood	Brodhead	$500,000	Emergency Management reported flash flooding in the community of Rockcastle. Ten streets are completely blocked with water; West Street, Chestnut Grove Rd., State Hwy 1505, West and South Main Street, Church Street, Silver Street, Albright Street, Owen Street, and Burton Lane. Eight businesses, 1 church, and an apartment complex are all inundated with water.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Brodhead	$250,000	Brodhead City and Rockcastle County Emergency Management conducted a survey on the morning of April 9th. In coordination with NWS staff, it was determined that microburst wind damage occurred in and just outside of Brodhead, given damage fanned out in all directions. Straight-line wind damage was also confirmed from a portion of the squall line of thunderstorms that moved through. A couple of 100+ year old oak trees were uprooted, while power poles were blown over. Structural damage was also sustained to nearly 30 homes and outbuildings/barns along with the roof of a local mall.
June 2011	Lightning	Mt Vernon	$250,000	Lightning struck the pumping equipment at the Mt. Vernon water plant early Saturday morning, causing a slow down of the water pumping capability around the county. Around 1 pm, the County Judge Executive declared a state of emergency around the county. The Health Dept decided around 630 pm to shut down all of the restaurants, car washes, and laundromats in the county due to concerns over the safety of the water and to conserve water. None of these businesses were reopened until Sunday morning.
April 1991	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
June 2019	Flash Flood	Brodhead	$125,000	The Brodhead Emergency Manager reported numerous roads covered by flowing water throughout Brodhead, including Chestnut Grove Road, six other city streets, two county roads, and three state highways. One street had blacktop washed off of it. A swift water rescue was performed at a kennel on Kentucky Highway 1505 as water entered several residences, six businesses, one church, and city hall. A trailer park had water flowing up to about 10 trailers, while two storage buildings were washed off of their foundation.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Mt Vernon	$60,000	Several trees were blown down in and around Mt. Vernon, including two trees down on homes and another one down on a vehicle.
May 2025	Lightning	Ottawa	$50,000	Lightning was reported to have struck a residence located at the 490 block of Ottawa Church Road (KY-1650) in the community of Broadhead.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Brodhead	$50,000	A barn was blown down and onto Hwy 618. Another barn was blown down on Ridge Farm Road. A roof was blown off a house on Hwy 1505. Trees were down in all locations including Brodhead.
November 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	$50,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down in Broadhead.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Mt Vernon	$35,000	Trees were blown down across 5 or 6 main roads county wide. Power outages also occurred.
December 1977	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Cooksburg	$20,000	Numerous trees down near Route 1004.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Mt Vernon	$20,000	Numerous trees down near Route 1004.
April 1996	Tornado (F1)	Ottawa	$20,000	no account filed
February 2021	Flash Flood	Maretburg	$15,000	A water rescue is underway on Freedom School Road. A person is trapped in their car surrounded by flood waters.
August 2001	Flash Flood	Brodhead	$15,000	Widespread flash flooding occurred across the area due to heavy rains. Highway 150 was closed due to high water and a gas station had water covering the gas pumps. Highway 70, two miles west of Broadhead, was also closed. Two businesses and three homes received damage from flooding. Widespread power outages were also reported.
April 1998	Tornado (F0)	Mt Vernon	$15,000	The tornado downed trees and destroyed a three car garage.
June 2025	Debris Flow	Conway	$10,500	Runoff along a sloped hillside caused a tree to fall onto a vehicle and utility lines at the property below along Brindle Ridge Road, near the Conway community.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Willailla	$10,000	A tree was blow down onto a home in the 6300 block of Willailla Road in Brodhead, KY.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Pongo	$10,000	Multiple trees were blown down. One whole side of a barn was blown in.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Boone	$10,000	Several trees were blown down east of Boone, one of which landed on a vacant trailer.
January 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Quail	$10,000	no account filed
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Brodhead	$8,000	More than 50 trees blown down, barn roof torn off, trailer severely damaged.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Livingston	$7,000	A large sycamore and several smaller trees were blown down.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Roundstone	$5,000	The Hazard and Lexington broadcast media reported that powerful thunderstorm wind gusts caused a 100-foot antenna tower to fall onto a home along Grace Loop Road. Other than a dented roof, there was no apparent structural damage to the home. Multiple trees and branches were also blown down around the home.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Willailla	$5,000	A citizen observed damage on Straight Lane Road southwest of Brodhead. This includes a trampoline blown up into power lines, several trees downed, and a driver blown into a fence subsequently damaging their truck.
September 2013	Flash Flood	Ottawa	$5,000	Highway 1650 was covered by up to 3 feet of flowing water near the Ottowa Baptist Church. The road was covered for approximately 30 minutes. Several driveways were also washed out in the area.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Mt Vernon	$5,000	Several 6-8 inch diameter tree tops were blown down a trained spotters house along with his neighbor.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Mt Vernon	$5,000	Several trees were blown down in Mount Vernon.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Brodhead	$5,000	Trees and power lines were downed, and several buildings were damaged.
April 1998	Flash Flood	Countywide	$5,000	no account filed
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Renfro Vly	$3,000	Scattered reports of trees down and power outages throughout the county.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Brodhead	$3,000	A fallen tree was blocking the road and power lines were knocked down on Peach Tree lane near Brodhead.
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Mt Vernon	$3,000	Outside shed blown into cars. Debris thrown over area about 300 yards long. Took out swing sets and did minor damage to a porch.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Brodhead	$3,000	Trees and power lines downed.
June 1997	Flash Flood	Brodhead	$3,000	A person was temporarily trapped in a van after it was washed off a road.
January 1998	Flash Flood	Brodhead	$3,000	no account filed
August 2024	Flash Flood	Brodhead	$2,000	South Main Street in Broadhead was down to one lane due to flood waters near 596 South Main Street, in the vicinity of the Broadhead Fairgrounds and Rockcastle City Park.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Johnetta	$2,000	Flash flood waters peeled up pavement on Climax Rd between 4 and 5 miles outside of Mount Vernon.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Conway	$2,000	There was a tree down blocking the road on Scaffold Cane Branch road.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Livingston	$2,000	Trees blown down on Highway 490 east of Livingston and on Calloway Branch Road by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Brodhead	$2,000	Trees and power lines down.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Brodhead	$1,500	County dispatch reported tree blown down on a vehicle in the 100 block of Profitt Street.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Renfro Vly	$1,000	County dispatch reported tree blown down onto a powerline off of KOA Campground Rd.
August 2022	Debris Flow	Quail	$1,000	Mudslide was reported in the 4900 block along KY-70.
March 2015	Flood	Orlando	$1,000	Cove Creek had left its banks and caused the nearby road to flood.
March 2015	Flood	Lamero	$1,000	Highway 89 was closed due to flooding.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Withers	$1,000	A section of Mullins Station Road was washed out in Withers.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Conway	$1,000	Parts of U.S. Hwy 25 in Conway were impassable due to flooding.
April 2015	Flood	Luner	$1,000	The entire length of KY 1329 was impassable due to flooding.
April 2015	Flood	Lamero	$1,000	Kentucky Hwy 89 was blocked due to flooding near the Laurel county line.
April 2015	Flood	Brodhead	$1,000	The city park in Brodhead was flooded. Water was also covering Burton Lane and Owens Street.
August 2015	Flood	Brodhead	$1,000	Around a foot of standing water was observed on roadways in poor drainage areas near Brodhead.
July 2014	Flash Flood	Cedarville	$1,000	Two to 3 feet of water was running across Pongo-Billows Rd and Hwy 1956.
August 2013	Flood	Brodhead	$1,000	Three inches of water was covering South Main St. in Brodhead.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Brodhead	$1,000	Water was flowing across Hwy 2250.
December 2013	Flood	Maretburg	$1,000	An inch or two of water was running across Old Brodhead Road near the bank.

Mines and quarries

3 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 3 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 2 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken	2
Clay	1

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

Site	Commodity	Status
Rockcastle-Garrard Shale Exposure	Clay	Prospect
Mount Vernon Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Mullins Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

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.

Bloss

Mount Vernon census division · 40456 · On Nicely Branch · Billows quadrangle

14 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Boone

Conway census division · 40456 · Berea quadrangle

18 sheets, 1892 to 1991
Brodhead

Mount Vernon census division · 40409 · On Boone Fork · Brodhead quadrangle

12 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Burr

Livingston census division · 40456 · Mount Vernon quadrangle

16 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Climax

Livingston census division · 40456 · On Loman Branch · Johnetta quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Conway

Conway census division · 40403 · On Clay Lick Branch · Wildie quadrangle

13 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Cooksburg

Livingston census division · 40445 · Near Barnett Valley · Johnetta quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Disputanta

Conway census division · 40456 · On Davis Branch · Wildie quadrangle

13 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Flat Rock

Livingston census division · 40460 · On Cove Branch · Mount Vernon quadrangle

16 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Goochland

Livingston census division · 40456 · Johnetta quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Gum Sulphur

Mount Vernon census division · 40419 · On Slaty Branch · Brodhead quadrangle

12 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Hansford

Mount Vernon census division · 40456 · On Dry Fork · Mount Vernon quadrangle

16 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Hummel

Conway census division · 40456 · On Renfro Creek · Wildie quadrangle

13 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Johnetta

Livingston census division · 40460 · On Dry Fork · Johnetta quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Level Green

Mount Vernon census division · 40456 · Near Friendship Knob · Maretburg quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Livingston

Livingston census division · 40445 · On Gauley Branch · Livingston quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Luner

Mount Vernon census division · 40445 · On Little Trace Branch · Billows quadrangle

14 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Maretburg

Mount Vernon census division · 40456 · Near McCall Knob · Maretburg quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon census division · 40456 · Mount Vernon quadrangle

16 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Mullins

Livingston census division · 40460 · On Crooked Creek · Livingston quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Orlando

Livingston census division · 40460 · On Brush Creek · Mount Vernon quadrangle

16 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Ottawa

Mount Vernon census division · 40409 · Near Purcell Knob · Maretburg quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Pine Hill

Livingston census division · 40456 · Near Lime Plant Hollow · Mount Vernon quadrangle

16 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Pongo

Mount Vernon census division · 40456 · On Sinking Branch · Billows quadrangle

14 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Quail

Mount Vernon census division · 40456 · On Dorman Creek · Maretburg quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Renfro Valley

Conway census division · 40456 · On Little Renfro Creek · Wildie quadrangle

13 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Roundstone

Conway census division · 40456 · Wildie quadrangle

13 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Sand Springs

Mount Vernon census division · 40456 · Near Marlow Hollow · Mount Vernon quadrangle

16 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Sinks

Livingston census division · 40456 · Near Boone Hollow · Livingston quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Spiro

Mount Vernon census division · 40456 · Near Sand Knob · Maretburg quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Wabd

Mount Vernon census division · 40456 · On Jones Creek · Maretburg quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Wellhope

Mount Vernon census division · 40456 · Mount Vernon quadrangle

16 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Wildie

Conway census division · 40456 · On Clear Creek · Wildie quadrangle

13 sheets, 1893 to 1982
Willailla

Mount Vernon census division · 40409 · On Dorman Creek · Maretburg quadrangle

15 sheets, 1893 to 1993
Wilmot Church

Mount Vernon census division · 40419 · On Slaty Branch · Brodhead quadrangle

12 sheets, 1893 to 1982

No longer a settlement

The vanished settlements of Rockcastle County: the places named above 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.