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Shelby County, Kentucky

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

Research this county

From the record

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

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kentucky within the United States
Shelby County within Kentucky

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Shelbyville, between 1886 and 1948.
  • 8 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 452 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 142 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 132 buildings, 9 districts and 1 structure.
  • 11 of the 142 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 40 populated places in this county; 40 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

42 photographs, 1940

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.

Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Sulky or harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Sulky or harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Sulky of harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Sulky of harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Winners in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Winners in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Entries in the best horsemanship class going into the ring at the Shelby County horse show and fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Entries in the best horsemanship class going into the ring at the Shelby County horse show and fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Elaborate preparations are made for entries in Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Elaborate preparations are made for entries in Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Elaborate preparations are made for entries in Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Elaborate preparations are made for entries in Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
People at the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair eating a picnic lunch, Shelbyville, Kentucky
People at the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair eating a picnic lunch, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Horse show at Shelby County fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Horse show at Shelby County fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Sulky of harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Sulky of harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Elaborate preparations are made for entries in Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Elaborate preparations are made for entries in Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Healthiest baby contest at Shelby County Fair and Horse Show, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Healthiest baby contest at Shelby County Fair and Horse Show, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
In front of one of the stables at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
In front of one of the stables at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show & Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show & Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Enties in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Enties in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
The winner in the best horsemanship class in the ring at the Shelby County horse show and fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
The winner in the best horsemanship class in the ring at the Shelby County horse show and fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Well-to-do horse show enthusiast from Louisville, Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Well-to-do horse show enthusiast from Louisville, Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
People at the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair eating a picnic lunch, Shelbyville, Kentucky
People at the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair eating a picnic lunch, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
A winner coming out of the ring at the Shelby County horse show and fair
A winner coming out of the ring at the Shelby County horse show and fair
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Horse show at Shelby County fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Horse show at Shelby County fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Midway and carnival, Shelby County Fair and Horse Show, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Midway and carnival, Shelby County Fair and Horse Show, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Sulky or harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Sulky or harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Stables at the Shelby County horse show and fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Stables at the Shelby County horse show and fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Elaborate preparations are made for entries in Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Elaborate preparations are made for entries in Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Entries in the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Sulky or harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Sulky or harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Spectators at Shelby County Horse Show and Fair. Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Sulky of harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Sulky of harness races. Horse show, Shelby County fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Preparing for the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Preparing for the Shelby County Horse Show and Fair, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Birthplace, U.S. Route 60, Simpsonville, Shelby County, KY
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Birthplace, U.S. Route 60, Simpsonville, Shelby County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Thomas Threlkeld House, Benson Pike, Shelbyville, Shelby County, KY
Thomas Threlkeld House, Benson Pike, Shelbyville, Shelby County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

142

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
413 6th Streetbuilding197878001399
Allen Dale Farmbuilding198383003821
J. B. Allen Housebuilding198888002867
William H. Ballard Housebuilding198888002936
Bank of Simpsonvillebuilding198888002878
Basket Farmbuilding198888002848
Bayne Housebuilding198484001989
Bethel AME Churchbuilding198484001990
Bethel Churchbuilding198888002907
Bird Octagonal Mule Barnbuilding198888002858
Bird's Nestbuilding198888002859
Philomen Bird Housebuilding198888002917
William Blades Housebuilding198888002924
Bland Farmdistrict198888002882
Blaydes Housebuilding198888002852
Samuel Booker Housebuilding198888002868
Booker-Giltner Housebuilding198888002870
Cameron Brown Farmdistrict198888002914
John C. Brown Housebuilding198888002856
Bryan Housebuilding198888002880
Buck Creek Rosenwald Schoolbuilding201313000113
Building at Jct. of KY 395 and 1779building198888002885
Burton Housebuilding198888002896
David Burton Housebuilding198888002866
Caldwell Housebuilding198888002939
Calloway Housebuilding198888002886
Carnegie Public Librarybuilding198585001253
Carpenter Housebuilding198888002928
Carriss's Feed Storebuilding198888002897
Carriss's Storebuilding198888002898
Chiles-Bailey Housebuilding198888002923
Church of the Annunciationbuilding198484002011
Henry Clay Schoolbuilding198888002944
Coca-Cola Plantbuilding198888002925
Collins Housebuilding198888002876
Courtney Housebuilding198888002933
John Edward Crockett Housebuilding198888002851
Cross Keys Tavern Kitchen and Quartersbuilding198787000205
John Dale Housebuilding198888002877
E. M. Davis Farmbuilding198888002919
Dependency on Mulberry Creekbuilding198787000167
Marene Duvall Housebuilding198888002905
East Shelbyville Districtdistrict198585001252
Samuel Ellis Housebuilding198888002872
Bushrod Figg Housebuilding198888002915
Froman Fry Farmbuilding198888002952
L. C. Fry Farmbuilding198888002884
C. E. Frye Farmbuilding198888002883
Fullenwider Housebuilding198888002874
Peter Fullenwielder Housebuilding198787000180
S. D. Glass Housebuilding198888002887
J. W. Goodman Housebuilding198888002864
Graham Housebuilding198888002849
Grasslandsbuilding197777000645
Gray Housebuilding198888002913
Grove Hill Cemetery Chapelbuilding198888002922
John G. and William Hansbrough Housebuilding198888002865
Harbison Housebuilding198888002875
Harbison Housebuilding198888002931
Hedden Housebuilding198888002846
Helmwood Hallbuilding198686000463
Hinton-Scearce Housebuilding200909000571
Hornsby Bridgestructure198888002906
John A. Hornsby Housebuilding198888002869
John A. Hornsby House (Boundary Increase)district198988003195
M. W. Huss Housebuilding198888002946
Eli Jackson Housebuilding198888002891
Johnston Housebuilding198888002890
M. J. King Housebuilding198888002916
Knight-Stout Housebuilding197575000829
Lincoln Institute Complexdistrict198888002926
Logan Housebuilding198888002929
D. T. Long Housebuilding198888002902
Martin Housebuilding198888002937
McMicken Housebuilding198888002871
Henri Middleton Housebuilding198888002847
Money Farmbuilding198888002910
Montgomery Housebuilding198888002948
Dr. William Morris Office and Housebuilding198888002909
Moxley Farmbuilding198888002932
Muir Housebuilding198888002899
Dr. Nash Housebuilding198888002903
Neal-Hamblen Housebuilding198888002873
Newton Housebuilding198888002943
Old Post Office Buildingbuilding198585001254
Old Stone Innbuilding197676000944
Olive Branch Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding198888002895
Brackett Owen Housebuilding198888002940
Payne Housebuilding198888002954
Pemberton Farmbuilding198888002908
James A. Pickett Housebuilding198888002930
Pugh Housebuilding198888002935
Radcliffe-Duvall Farmbuilding198888002920
Ramsey Housebuilding198888002934
Redmon Housebuilding198888002853
Rice Housebuilding198888002945
Robertson Housebuilding198888002949
Rodgers Housebuilding198888002918
Royalty-Smith Farmbuilding198888002901
Saffell Funeral Homebuilding198484002012
Salem Baptist Churchbuilding198888002953
Scearce-Roush Housebuilding2017100000745
Science Hill Schooldistrict197575000831
Scott's Station Interurban Power Housebuilding2025100012244
Shady Restbuilding198888002947
Shelby Academybuilding197575000830
Shelby County Courthouse and Main Street Commercial District (Boundary Increase)district198585000864
Shelbyville L & N Railroad Depotbuilding197575000832
Shropshire Farmbuilding198888002911
Simpsonville Christian Churchbuilding198888002881
Simpsonville Methodist Churchbuilding198888002879
William Sleadd Farmbuilding198888002941
Snook Housebuilding198888002855
Van B. Snook Housebuilding198888002863
St. John United Methodist Churchbuilding198484002016
Stapleton Farmbuilding198888002912
G. W. Stewart Housebuilding198888002888
Stone House on Clear Creekbuilding198787000141
Sturgeon-Gregg Housebuilding198484000418
Swindler Housebuilding198888002862
Tevis Cottagebuilding198484002018
Thomas Housebuilding198888002857
William J. Thomas Housebuilding198888002860
Thomas Threlkeld Housebuilding198484002021
Tindall Housebuilding198888002904
Charles and Letitia Shelby Todd Housebuilding197575000833
Undulatabuilding198080004519
Vanatta Housebuilding198888002942
Venable-Chase Housebuilding198888002861
Waddy Bank Buildingbuilding197878001400
Waddy Historic Districtdistrict198888002921
Charles Ware Housebuilding198888002845
Shelby D. Ware Housebuilding198888002950
Benjamin Washburn Housebuilding197777000646
Thomas Weakley Housebuilding198888002850
Weissinger Mule Barnbuilding198888002938
West Shelbyville Districtdistrict198585001273
White Housebuilding198888002854
Wicklandbuilding198484002023
Wise Housebuilding198888002955
Wright Housebuilding198888002927
Whitney M. Young Jr. Birthplacebuilding197272000543

The county from the air

32 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 1,379 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 32 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, 1949-03-19, scale 1:14000
1949-03-19, scale 1:14000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-03-19, scale 1:14000
1949-03-19, scale 1:14000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-03-19, scale 1:14000
1949-03-19, scale 1:14000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1949-03-19, scale 1:14000
1949-03-19, scale 1:14000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-01, scale 1:18000
1952-03-01, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-01, scale 1:18000
1952-03-01, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-01, scale 1:18000
1952-03-01, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-01, scale 1:18000
1952-03-01, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-01, scale 1:24000
1955-01-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-01, scale 1:24000
1955-01-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-01, scale 1:24000
1955-01-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-01, scale 1:24000
1955-01-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-01, scale 1:24000
1958-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-01, scale 1:24000
1958-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-01, scale 1:24000
1958-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-01, scale 1:24000
1958-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-04-01, scale 1:24000
1959-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-04-01, scale 1:24000
1959-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-04-01, scale 1:24000
1959-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-04-01, scale 1:24000
1959-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-11-14, scale 1:24000
1964-11-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-11-14, scale 1:24000
1964-11-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-11-14, scale 1:24000
1964-11-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-11-14, scale 1:24000
1964-11-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-16, scale 1:24000
1969-03-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-16, scale 1:24000
1969-03-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-16, scale 1:24000
1969-03-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-04-06, scale 1:24000
1969-04-06, scale 1:24000. 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

9 stations, 3 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

28 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.

  • 106-1Magisterial District 1, Shelbyville, Coextensive with Shelbyville city: Shelbyville city - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; 3rd
  • 106-2Shelbyville city - That part comprising Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; 3rd; Bradshaw, Ward line, Clay, 4th, Ward line; 5th, Ward line
  • 106-3Shelbyville city - That part comprising Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, 5th; Clay; 7th
  • 106-4Shelbyville city - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded by Main; 7th; City limits, Ward line, 10th, Bland Ave., 10th, Clay, 11th, Ward line, June; Ward line
  • 106-5Shelbyville city - That part comprising Ward 5 Bounded by Ward line, College, Bera, Ward line, City limits; 7th; Main; Ward line
  • 106-6Shelbyville city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Bera, College, Ward line; Main; City limits
  • 106-7Shelbyville city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Main; Ward line, June, Ward line, 11th, Clay, 10th, Bland Ave., 10th, Ward line; City limits; City limits
  • 106-8Shelbyville city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Clay, 5th, Ward line, 4th, Clay, Ward line, Bradshaw; 3rd; City limits; 7th
  • 106-9Magisterial District 2, North Shelbyville: Magisterial District 2, North Shelbyville - That part north of State Hwy. 53 and Legrange - Cropper Rd.
  • 106-10Magisterial District 2, North Shelbyville - That part south of State Hwy. 53 and Legrange - Cropper Rd. and northwest of Cropper Rd., west of State Hwy. 55 and north of Burks Branch Church Rd. and Fox Run
  • 106-11Magisterial District 2, North Shelbyville - That part southeast of Cropper Rd., west of State Hwy. 55 and south of Burks Branch Church Rd. and Fox Run, excluding Old Masons Home of Kentucky
  • 106-12Old Masons Home of Kentucky (In Magisterial District 2, North Shelbyville)
  • 106-13Magisterial District 3, Simpsonville: Simpsonville town
  • 106-14Magisterial District 3, Simpsonville - That part north of U.S. Hwy. 60, outside Simpsonville town, excluding Kentucky State Reformatory - Women's Division
  • 106-15Kentucky State Reformatory - Women's Division (In Magisterial District 3, Simpsonville)
  • 106-16Magisterial District 3, Simpsonville - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 60 and northwest of State Hwys. 55 and 148, outside Simpsonville town
  • 106-17Magisterial District 3, Simpsonville - That part southeast of State Hwys. 55 and 148
  • 106-18Magisterial District 4, Clay Village Magisterial District 4, Clay Village - That part north of U.S. Hwy. 60
  • 106-19Magisterial District 4, Clay Village - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 60
  • 106-20Magisterial District 5, Christiansburg: South Pleasureville town - That part in Shelby County comprising part of Magisterial District 5, Christiansburg (Remainder of South Pleasureville town is in Magisterial District 6, Henry County)
  • 106-21Magisterial District 5, Christiansburg - That part north of State Hwy. 12, and northeast of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, outside South Pleasureville town
  • 106-22Magisterial District 5, Christiansburg - That part southwest of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, and north of State Hwy 12, outside South Pleasureville town
  • 106-23Magisterial District 5, Christiansburg - That part south of State Hwy. 12, southeast of Bagdad - Peytona Rd. south of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad and State Hwy. 12
  • 106-24Magisterial District 6, Harrisonville: Magisterial District 6, Harrisonville - That part north of Ditto Pike and Beech Creek and east of State Hwy. 53
  • 106-25Magisterial District 6, Harrisonville - That part west of State Hwy. 53, south of Beech Creek and Ditto Pike and northwest of Mount Eden - Harrisonville Rd.
  • 106-26Magisterial District 6, Harrisonville - That part southeast of Mount Eden - Harrisonville Rd.
  • 106-27Magisterial District 7, South Shelbyville: Magisterial District 7, South Shelbyville - That part east of Shelbyville - Figgs Rd.
  • 106-28Magisterial District 7, South Shelbyville - That part west of Shelbyville - Figgs Rd.

Wildfire, 1999 to 2013

14 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 14 of them, burning about 80 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/undetermined9
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning2

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 February 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
16 February 2009Recreation and ceremony12 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
15 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
24 September 2010Debris and open burning8.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryLEWIS FIRE
16 August 1999Debris and open burning7.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
8 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
12 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
12 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

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

Storms, 1951 to 2026

60 of 325 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 325 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 8 injuries and about $38,324,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind200
Hail64
Flash Flood25
Tornado19
Flood11
Lightning4
Heavy Rain2

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, $1,200,000no account filed
June 2009LightningShelbyville1 killedA 44-year old main died Monday, June 15th after being struck by lightning at his workplace on Wednesday, June 10th. The man was standing outside waiting to be picked up from work when his coworkers heard a very loud boom and looked out to find him laying on the ground beneath the tree. Coworkers and emergency workers performed CPR on the man but he died five days later due to multiple organ failure according to local news reports.
August 2005LightningSimpsonville1 killedno account filed
March 1982Tornado (F2)not stated8 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
June 1992Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
June 1990Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
June 1985Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
March 1982Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
June 1989Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 1979Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1964Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
February 2008Thunderstorm WindJoyes$200,000Straight line winds destroyed several large barns and uprooted several trees on Mt. Eden Road south of Interstate 64.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindJoyes$200,000Straight line winds destroyed several large barns uprooted trees on Hebron Road near Scott Station and Harrington Mill Roads.
February 2008Tornado (EF2)Vigo$175,000Most of the damage caused by this tornado was concentrated in the Flood Road area, as it intensified while moving to the northeast. The tornado destroyed a large, well built barn, and threw the structure 50 yards. It moved an 18 thousand pound trailer four feet, and flipped it. Another barn was destroyed, and every shingle was blown off a well constructed roof top. Several other homes suffered some degree of roof damage. Besides the structural damage, around 40 large hardwood trees were uprooted along the path.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindPeytona$100,000Two houses were heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds.
May 2010FloodShelbyville$75,000Four to six inches of rain across Shelby county May 1-2 led to areal flooding in spots across the county on the 2nd.
February 2008Tornado (EF0)Waddy$60,000The tornado destroyed a large barn. Sheet metal from the barn was thrown over 300 yards, and some metal from the barn was 50 yards to the west.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindCropper$50,000Thunderstorm winds damaged the fire station in Bagdad. Trees and power lines were downed between Bagdad and Cropper.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWaddy$50,000A barn was blown down.
November 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Trees were uprooted and power lines were blown down four miles north of Shelbyville.
August 2013HailSimpsonville$30,000Local media reported golf-ball sized hail that fell from a supercell in Simpsonville.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindShelbyville$30,000Trees were downed in Shelbyville. A truck was blown on to a liquid propane tank.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindFinchville$30,000no account filed
March 2012Tornado (EF1)Finchville$25,000This tornado touched down 1.6 miles east-southeast of Finchville just north of the end of Duvall Lane. It then traveled north-northeast and produced a track of just over 2 miles over mainly plowed field and strips of forest. Two barns were destroyed. Two other barns has much of their roofs removed. In one case, portions of the roof were strewn downwind across a field and became lodged within a grove of trees. More than two dozen trees were snapped or uprooted. It lifted 1 mile south of the intersection of Taylorsville Road and Interstate 64.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindShelbyville$25,000A semi trailer was blown over.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindShelbyville$25,000Siding was blown off a grocery store building. A couple other buildings had roof damage.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindShelbyville$25,000The roof was blown off a barn.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindWaddy$25,000Thunderstorm winds did unspecified structural damage to a home.
February 1951Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 2015Thunderstorm WindShelbyville$20,000A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report that numerous trees were down in Shelby County. Some of the downed trees blocked roads in the area and one tree fell on a house, briefly trapping the individuals inside. No injuries were reported.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindFinchville$20,000Two houses damaged by trees. A barn lost part of a roof. All damage occurred from one mile North of Finchville to Logan State Road. Report from Shelby County Department of Emergency Service and HAM Radio spotter.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindShelbyville$15,000There was a report of power lines down in Shelbyville.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindSimpsonville$15,000The local emergency manager reported that a large tree fell on a house in Simpsonville.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindShelbyville$15,000no account filed
August 2021LightningFinchville$10,000There was a structure fire caused by a lightning strike. Cost of damage is unknown.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindL S Park$10,000Local law enforcement reported a tree down on a house in eastern Shelby County. Several other trees fell across the county. The Kentucky Mesonet site located 10 miles west of Shelbyville recorded a 49 mph wind gust.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindCropper$10,000The county emergency manager reported several power poles down on Pleasureville Road.
August 2013HailL S Park$10,000Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter was reported along Clark Station Road between Fisherville and Eastwood.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindCropper$10,000A large tree fell on a car on Ellis Rd. just south of the Henry county line. Several other trees were downed in the same location.
May 2005Flash FloodCountywide$10,000Dover Road and Clora Jackson Road in Shelbyville were closed due to high water. Numerous other roads around the county were closed. Some vehicles were trapped by high water, but no injuries were reported.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindFinchville$10,000no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindSimpsonville$5,000A spotter reported numerous trees down in the Simpsonville and Todd's Point areas. Strong winds destroyed 3 of 4 bay doors at the Simpsonville Fire Station.
June 2009LightningSimpsonville$5,000Lightning struck a house and started a structural fire.
June 1973Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
August 2013Flash FloodJunte$2,000Shelby County Road Department reported that quite a bit of vegetative debris was left on several roads in the morning from flash flooding that developed shortly after midnight. Two of these were Cap Ridge and Little Crooked Creek, both located around 4 miles north of Mount Eden.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindChestnut Grove$2,000A member of the public reported damage to a barn. Trees were twisted and part of a silo was missing at a farm along Highway 53 in north Shelby County.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindSnow Hill$1,000Several reports arrived from Shelbyville of damage associated with thunderstorm winds. A report arrived via Facebook of a tree down in downtown Shelbyville, and local media reported damage to a resident's skylight in northern Shelbyville. A home weather station 2 miles southeast of town measured a 50 mph wind gust.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindCountywide$1,000Trees were blown down in Shelbyville and Simpsonville. A gas pump was blown over in Simpsonville.
November 1996Thunderstorm WindEminence$1,000no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindConner-There was one white pine uprooted and four white pines with snapped trunks on Lincoln Run Road.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindVigo-A barn was destroyed and power poles were bent.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindChestnut Grove-There was tree damage off of Hinkle Lane.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindPeytona-A tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds on Bob Rogers Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFiggs-Multiple large branches were blown down and power lines were snapped by strong thunderstorm winds along Figgs Store Road.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindChestnut Grove-A shed collapsed and was thrown about a quarter of a mile near the 8200 block of Dover Road.
April 2025Flash FloodChestnut Grove-Water was flowing over Lucas Road near Drane Lane.
April 2025Flash FloodCropper-Water was flowing over Eminence Pike near Drane Lane.
July 2025Flash FloodSnow Hill-Water was over the roadway at the intersection of Washington Street and 9th Street in Shelbyville.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindJoyes-Multiple trees were downed by strong winds in a yard off of U.S. Route 60 and Scott Station Road.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindWaddy-Trees down on Hickory Ridge Road between Ditto Road and Kings Highway in Waddy.

Mines and quarries

1 recorded

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

Commodity Workings
Aluminum1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ohio Valley Aluminum/Shelbyville KyAluminumUnknown

Every populated place in the county

40

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 Shelby County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Shelbyville, Kentucky

14 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1886 to 1948

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 Shelby 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.