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Webster County, Kentucky

47 topographic sheets and 10 fire insurance atlases across 3 places.

Research this county

From the record

3 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kentucky within the United States
Webster County within Kentucky

What the record shows

  • 3 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Providence, Sebree, Clay, between 1903 and 1944.
  • 10 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 437 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings and 1 district.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 33 populated places in this county; 33 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

1 photograph,

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

Mitchell-Griggs Road Bridge, Spannning Caney Fork on Mitchell-Griggs Road, Dixon, Webster County, KY
Mitchell-Griggs Road Bridge, Spannning Caney Fork on Mitchell-Griggs Road, Dixon, Webster County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

3

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
McMullin-Warren Housebuilding198888000185
Providence Commercial Historic Districtdistrict199393000042
Webster County Courthousebuilding199191000924

The county from the air

20 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 633 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 20 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-01, scale 1:28400
1950-04-01, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-01, scale 1:28400
1950-04-01, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-01, scale 1:28400
1950-04-01, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-26, scale 1:16500
1950-04-26, scale 1:16500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-21, scale 1:18000
1952-02-21, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-21, scale 1:18000
1952-02-21, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-21, scale 1:18000
1952-02-21, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-02-21, scale 1:18000
1952-02-21, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-03-24, scale 1:60000
1956-03-24, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-03-24, scale 1:60000
1956-03-24, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-03-24, scale 1:60000
1956-03-24, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-03-24, scale 1:60000
1956-03-24, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-03-04, scale 1:24000
1968-03-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-03-04, scale 1:24000
1968-03-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-03-04, scale 1:24000
1968-03-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-03-04, scale 1:24000
1968-03-04, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-31, scale 1:24000
1969-03-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-31, scale 1:24000
1969-03-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-31, scale 1:24000
1969-03-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-31, scale 1:24000
1969-03-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

4 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.

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.

  • 117-1Magisterial District 1, Dixon: Dixon town
  • 117-2Magisterial District 1, Dixon - That part north of Clay - Dixon Rd. via Free Union, and west of U.S. Hwy. 41, outside Dixon town, and excluding Camp Breckenridge
  • 117-3Camp Breckenridge - That part in Magisterial District 1, Dixon (Remainder of Camp Breckenridge is in Magisterial District 6, Waverly, Union County; and Magisterial District 7, Corydon, Henderson County)
  • 117-4Magisterial District 1, Dixon - That part south of Clay - Dixon Rd. via Free Union, and east of U.S. Hwy. 41, outside Dixon town
  • 117-5Magisterial District 2, Sebree: Sebree city, Sebree city - That part east of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad
  • 117-6Sebree city - That part west of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad
  • 117-7Magisterial District 2, Sebree - That part east of Robards - Ortiz Rd. to south district line, via Pratt, outside Sebree city
  • 117-8Magisterial District 2, Sebree - That part west of Robards - Ortiz Rd. to south district line, via Pratt
  • 117-9Magisterial District 3, Slaughtersville: Slaughtersville town
  • 117-10Magisterial District 3, Slaughtersville - That part east of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, outside Slanghtersville town
  • 117-11Magisterial District 3, Slaughtersville - That part west of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad and east of Deer Creek and Dixon - Hanson Rd., outside Slaughtersville town
  • 117-12Magisterial District 3, Slaughtersville - That part west of Deer Creek and Dixon - Hanson Rd.
  • 117-13Magisterial District 4, Providence: Providence city: Providence city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Dixon, E. Main; N. Broadway
  • 117-14Providence city - That part Bounded by N. Broadbray; N. Broadway; N. Main; City limits
  • 117-15Providence city - That part Bounded by W. Main; S. Broadway; Cedar, Harmon; City limits
  • 117-16Providence city - That part Bounded by E. Main, Dixon; City limits; Louisiana and Nashville Railroad; S. Broadway
  • 117-17Providence city - That part Bounded by Louisiana and Nashville Railroad; City limits; City limits; Princeton, Thomson Ave., Maple
  • 117-18Providence city - That part Bounded by Cedar, S. Broadway, Louisiana and Nashville Railroad; Maple, Thomson Ave., Princeton; City limits; Harmon
  • 117-19Magisterial District 4, Providence - That part east of Lisman - Providence Rd. and northeast of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, outside Providence city
  • 117-20Magisterial District 4, Providence - That part west of Lisman - Providence Rd., southwest of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, outside Providence city
  • 117-21Magisterial District 5, Clay: Blackford town
  • 117-22Clay city: Clay city - That part east of State Hwys. 132 and 85
  • 117-23Clay city - That part west of State Hwys. 132 and 85
  • 117-24Wheatcroft town
  • 117-25Magisterial District 5, Clay - That part north and east of State Hwys. 132, 270 and Bordley - Clay Rd., via Hearin, and east of State Hwy. 85, outside Clay city
  • 117-26Magisterial District 5, Clay - That part south and west of Bordley - Clay Rd., via Hearin, State Hwys. 270, 132 and north of State Hwy. 85, outside Clay city and Wheatcroft town
  • 117-27Magisterial District 5, Clay - That part south of State Hwy. 85 and west of State Hwys. 85 and 132, outside Clay city and Blackford and Wheatcroft towns
  • 117-28Magisterial District 5, Clay - That part west of State Hwy. 85 and east of State Hwy. 132

Wildfire, 1997 to 2019

87 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 87 of them, burning about 1,672 acres. 1 started naturally and 16 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined35
Debris and open burning18
Arson/incendiarism16
Recreation and ceremony8
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 October 2000Arson/incendiarism180 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
1 October 1998Arson/incendiarism175 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
24 June 2012Debris and open burning122 acresKentucky Division of ForestryPLASTIC FI
6 March 2000Arson/incendiarism100 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
1 November 2000Arson/incendiarism90 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
26 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined90 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
12 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined65 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
11 March 2002Debris and open burning60 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

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

Storms, 1956 to 2025

60 of 218 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 218 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 40 injuries and about $29,211,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind81
Hail53
Flash Flood25
Tornado22
Flood20
Heavy Rain8
Funnel Cloud6
Lightning3

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1956Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
March 2006Flash FloodSlaughters1 killed, $20,000A 46-year-old female drowned while attempting to cross floodwaters on Kentucky 138. The victim was swept away after she got out of her car, which was partially moved off the road. Her body was found three-tenths of a mile from her car.
April 2002Tornado (F3)Providence26 hurt, $15,000,000The tornado crossed southern Webster County, producing major damage as it paralleled Highway 120 through Providence. About two dozen persons were injured, and they were transported by ambulance to regional hospitals. One person was critically injured. The tornado produced F-3 damage in Providence, then weakened to an F-2 tornado just east of the city limits. The tornado struck a mobile home park in Providence, destroying 16 of the 20 mobile homes there. About 10 permanent homes were destroyed, and about 100 more homes were damaged.
October 2007Tornado (EF2)Dixon5 hurt, $2,500,000Three residences were destroyed, and ten others were damaged. Four of the damaged residences were deemed uninhabitable. Six chicken houses were destroyed. A rehabilitation center for troubled young adults received about 2 million dollars in damage. Four persons were seriously injured, and a fifth person received minor injuries. One of the injuries occurred when the tornado picked up a vehicle and tossed it. The occupant of the vehicle was ejected. The other four injuries occurred at a modular home on Kentucky 494. The modular home was nearly obliterated, with debris blown across nearby fields. The home's steel frame was thrown about 300 feet. All four occupants were seriously injured, including broken vertebrae and a punctured lung. Numerous roads were blocked by downed trees. Peak winds were estimated at 135 mph. The average path width was 250 yards.
April 2011Tornado (EF2)Tilden2 hurt, $500,000This tornado entered from Union County along Highway 56 and exited into Henderson County near Poole. While over Webster County, roofs were completely removed from three homes on the north and west side of Poole. Several homes in Poole suffered partial loss of shingles and damage caused primarily by falling trees. Several garages were damaged or destroyed in Poole. Several grain bins and barns were destroyed along the Union County line along Highway 56 and a secondary road. Two grain bins were wrapped around the back side of a house. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. The average path width was 150 yards. Peak winds were estimated near 125 mph.
May 1967Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1989Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
May 2003Tornado (F2)Clay1 hurt, $1,000,000In Clay, 6 homes and 2 businesses were destroyed. An additional 45 homes and 4 businesses received varying degrees of damage, ranging from minor to major. A woman was injured when a tree fell and landed on her, breaking her hip. Peak winds were estimated near 125 MPH. One of the destroyed businesses was a hardware store. The other business, on the north side of Clay, housed spring planting supplies. That business lost four metal buildings. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2011LightningShelton1 hurtA man was slightly injured when lightning struck a tree near him, shocking him and throwing him backward.
January 2000Tornado (F3)Diamond$2,400,000The tornado caused extensive damage in the community of Diamond. Both Crittenden and Webster Counties were declared federal disaster areas.
May 2011FloodBellville$1,500,000no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindOnton$1,000,000On Highway 147, four chicken houses were destroyed. The chicken houses were about 500 feet long and 50 feet wide. Seven or eight utility poles were down.
November 2017Thunderstorm WindProvidence$450,000A microburst with estimated wind speeds near 75 mph downed hundreds of trees and limbs in and near Providence. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. The damage path was approximately 1.25 miles long across the community of Providence. At least 50 homes sustained partial shingle loss or structural damage. A porch was blown off one home. A wall was blown out of a barn. Garage doors were blown in at a residence. Widespread damage was observed across town. Numerous power lines were down, and the entire community of Providence was without power.
May 2003Tornado (F1)Clay$350,000Three large chicken houses were destroyed at a chicken farm on the south side of Highway 109. Peak winds were estimated near 105 MPH. The houses contained about 100,000 chickens, most of which survived.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindDixon$250,000A 64 MPH wind gust was measured by a trained spotter in Dixon. The south portion of the high school in Dixon received major damage. A portion of the roof was damaged, as well as several classrooms, anexit door and hallway. Some parts of the school sustained water damage. At a golf course in Dixon, a trailer used as a business office was destroyed. Numerous trees were blown down. On Kentucky 132 near Sebree, a mobile home was overturned.
September 2006Tornado (F1)Dixon$150,000Most of the structural damage from this tornado occurred in Dixon, where two homes received major damage, and numerous others sustained minor damage. There was extensive roof damage at an apartment building and a grocery store in Dixon. Damage to roofs and outbuildings was the most common type of damage. A total of 28 structures were damaged, mostly due to falling trees. All along the tornado path, numerous trees were uprooted or topped, and some utility poles were snapped. Some trees fell across roads, blocking them. Kentucky Highway 138 was blocked for a time. Other trees fell on structures such as the grocery store in Dixon. Peak winds were estimated near 110 MPH. In Dixon, a wind gust to 111 MPH was measured by the deputy emergency management director using Davis wind equipment. This tornado was spawned by the same supercell thunderstorm that produced a tornado in Crittenden County.
May 2004Tornado (F1)Providence$150,000Around 30 homes were damaged by this tornado that tracked across the southern and eastern fringe of Providence. Several homes received major damage, in excess of ten thousand dollars each. About a dozen homes were moderately damaged, and the rest had minor damage. On Highway 120, a delivery truck was pushed over onto a car. Twelve utility poles were replaced. Much of the damage was caused by fallen trees. Peak winds in this tornado were estimated near 100 MPH.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindElmwood$90,000Ten power poles were blown down along U.S. Highway 41 between Sebree and Slaughters. A wooden barn was destroyed just west of Highway 41.
July 2012LightningWebster Co Arpt$80,000Lightning struck an oil storage tank, causing a large explosion. The top of one of the tanks landed on U.S. Highway 41-A. Two other tanks caught fire. U.S. Highway 41-A was closed for at least several hours. The explosion damaged some power lines at the site, causing a power outage.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindCatesville$75,000About midway between Dixon and Slaughters, a path of damage was investigated by a National Weather Service meteorologist. The damage path was one-half mile wide and about three miles long. Two unanchored very old sheds were destroyed. The steel roof was partially peeled off a new metal building under construction. Numerous tree limbs were blown down, along with many dead or rotten trees. The state road department cleared dozens of trees or limbs from roads.
November 2005Tornado (F2)Blackford$75,000The tornado crossed into Webster County from Crittenden County and moved rapidly east-northeast. The track ended on the north side of the community of Wheatcroft. Most of the damage occurred along and near Highway 109 around Wheatcroft, the only community directly affected by the tornado. West of Wheatcroft, there was slight structural damage, and trees were snapped. A large shed door was blown off, and pillar columns on a house were bent. On the north side of Wheatcroft, a tool shed was destroyed and two campers were overturned. A pickup truck without an engine was rolled about 200 feet. The hood of the truck went through a window. Smaller trees and a house antenna were blown down.
March 1997Flash FloodDixon$70,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindProvidence$50,000no account filed
October 2019Thunderstorm WindSebree$40,000Sebree received several limbs and trees down from the storm. Some limbs landed on vehicles, and shingle damage was reported throughout town. A corn maze that was being operated in the Sebree-Slaughters area was knocked down.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindClay$40,000Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in and around Clay. Some of the trees blocked streets. A tree fell on a house. Several trees fell across power lines, bringing down power poles.
July 2016Flash FloodSebree$40,000Several homes were flooded in Sebree. Emergency management personnel reported high water on streets.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindOnton$40,000A roof was blown off a home, and there was other damage to the structure. Several trees and power lines were blown down in the same area.
March 2009Tornado (EF1)Dixon$40,000Peak winds in this very brief tornado were estimated near 95 mph. Four outbuildings were destroyed. A garage and a camper were damaged.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindDixon$38,000Near and south of Dixon along U.S. Highway 41A, several trees were down, roofs were damaged, and a small farm building was destroyed.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindProvidence$30,000A microburst snapped numerous large tree limbs and uprooted a few trees as it moved east through Providence. Large trees and power lines were down, including trees on houses. In particular, numerous trees were down in the Baptist Hill area on the west side of town.
November 2017Thunderstorm WindClay$30,000A metal farm equipment shed was destroyed. Debris blocked State Highway 132. Another shed lost a small portion of its metal roof. Trees were blown down in the same area.
February 2014Tornado (EF0)Wheatcroft$30,000Several small trees and tree limbs were broken. There was minor roof damage to one barn. Peak winds were estimated near 75 mph.
October 2000Thunderstorm WindWheatcroft$30,000Several buildings in the Clay and Wheatcroft areas sustained damage due to powerful thunderstorm winds. A metal roof blew off the old John Deere building in Clay, and it landed in a yard. Another metal building used to store farm equipment sustained extensive roof and wall damage.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindClay$25,000Thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage to a house. Part of the house was unroofed, and a wall collapsed.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindOnton$25,000Two chicken houses under construction were knocked to the ground, and two others were damaged. Construction workers were inside at the time, but no one was injured.
January 2013Flash FloodProvidence$20,000Emergency management officials reported multiple state roads closed due to flooding. Two individuals were rescued from the top of a flooded vehicle.
May 2011Flash FloodDiamond$20,000Highway 109 was closed five miles northwest of Providence. Highway 109 was reduced to one lane at the bridge south of town.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindProvidence$20,000In Clay, several trees were blown down. One of the trees fell on a car. Carports and fences were damaged on Kentucky Highway 132. In Providence, several tree limbs and power lines were down.
October 2009LightningDixon$20,000Lightning struck a house on U.S. Highway 41-A. The lightning damaged several appliances. A telephone line was shredded. The bolt exited the house on the back side, ripping pieces of vinyl siding at the exit point. The house sustained unspecified damage inside.
January 2000Flash FloodCountywide$20,000no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindClay$15,000About half of a roof was blown off a house. The roofing landed on a second house. Several trees and numerous power lines were down.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindDiamond$10,000KYTC reported trees were downed on KY-132, KY-138, and KY-1525 in Webster County. Time estimated from radar and location approximate.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindProvidence$10,000Lots of large tree limbs and power lines were blown down throughout town.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindClay$10,000In downtown Clay, there was shingle damage to a business, and trees were down.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindClay$10,000A utility pole was snapped, causing a power outage. Pieces of a roof were blown off a pole barn garage. Several tree limbs were down in the area.
June 2014Tornado (EF1)Rock Spg$10,000The tornado moved from Union County into Webster County in a partially wooded area. Several trees were snapped or uprooted. One barn was damaged. This short-lived tornado was west-northwest of Wheatcroft. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindClay$10,000Trees and limbs were blown down along Route 109 between the communities of Clay and Providence.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindPoole$10,000Trees and power lines were down in the Dixon and Poole areas. Highway 41A was down to one lane 1.5 miles south of Poole due to a power line down.
February 2011Flash FloodClay$10,000A few state highways were closed by flooding. State Highway 132 was closed between Dixon and Clay due to high water. Two vehicles were abandoned. State Highway 138 was closed near Slaughters. Between Sebree and Dixon, Kentucky 283 was closed a couple miles north of 132. Several other county roads and state highways in the west half of the county were covered with water, including Highway 1340. One vehicle became stranded in flood waters, and water entered the driver's compartment. The driver was rescued uninjured by county rescue crews.
May 2010FloodClay$10,000Kentucky Highway 801 was closed due to a mudslide at mile markers 5 and 6. Kentucky Highways 696 and 138 were closed in spots.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindPoole$10,000The steeple was blown off a church, damaging the church's roof and the sidewalk below.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindDixon$10,000Thunderstorm winds caused major damage at Webster County High School. A section of roof about 30 by 100 feet was ripped off the center of the school. Some roofing was blown several hundred feet away.
May 2016HailProvidence$10,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWheatcroft$8,000KYTC reported trees were downed on KY-493 and KY-132 in Webster County. Time estimated from radar and location approximate.
March 2019Tornado (EF0)Pratt$8,000Numerous shingles were blown off a house. A couple trees were uprooted. Large branches were down. Peak winds were estimated near 85 mph. A funnel cloud was reported near Poole shortly before this tornado. The tornado continued into Henderson County.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindSebree$6,000Several trees and power lines were down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindWheatcroft$5,000Several trees were down.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindSebree$5,000Numerous trees and limbs were down. Highway maintenance workers spent several hours clearing them from roadways.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindTilden$5,000Trees were blown down.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindDixon$5,000A tree and some power lines were down.

Mines and quarries

2 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 2 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Clay2

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Highway Junction ShaleClayUnknown
Nesbit Hill ShaleClayProspect

Every populated place in the county

33

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 3 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Providence, Kentucky

12 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1909 to 1944

Sebree, Kentucky

15 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1903 to 1934

Clay, Kentucky

12 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1925 to 1939

Everything this county holds

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

Surveyed structures

1 structure

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.