Aberdeen, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Welchs Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42261. It stands on Big Branch. The Survey maps it on the Flener quadrangle. It stands 531 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1925 USGS Spring Lick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Flener quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Flener quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Aberdeen between 2000 and 2017, burning about 168 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 June 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Aberdeen: 1 plant, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bros. No. 2 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Green River Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aberdeen in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aberdeen | - | A large tree was blown down across a road and fell onto a house, resulting in structural damage to the roof. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aberdeen | - | A couple of trees were down across the northern part of the county. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aberdeen | - | Trained spotters reported trees uprooted in Morgantown. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Aberdeen | - | A trained spotter reported that quarter size hail fell in Aberdeen. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Aberdeen | - | A Facebook picture showed one inch hail just east of Morgantown. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aberdeen | - | A COOP observer noted several trees downed near Aberdeen. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Morgantown | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Monford | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Flener | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Long Branch (historical) | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Mooretown (historical) | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Welcome | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Huldeville | 4.0 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Aberdeen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690001 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 485727. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.






