Adair, Kentucky
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Lewisport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42351. The Survey maps it on the Tell City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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.
- 1903 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Adair between 1999 and 2013, burning about 181 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SCHOOL |
| 10 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OAK ROAD |
| 11 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BRUSHY FORK |
| 29 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 February 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Hoosier National Forest | PONDEROSA FIRE |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 98 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 February 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | RAINBOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Adair: 8 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Contained or Metal, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawesville | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Producer | ||
| Perry Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| No. 8 Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tell City Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| American Olean Tile Tract No. 1 | Clay | Producer | ||
| American Olean Tile Tract No. 1 | Clay | Producer | ||
| American Olean Tile Tract No. 2 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cannelton Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Lewisport Mine No. 3 | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Lewisport Shale Plant | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adair in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Adair | - | There was high water over railroad tracks between the 1200 and 1400 block of Lee Henderson Road. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Adair | - | Frank Luttrell Road was flooded between the 300 and 700 blocks. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adair | - | Several roads were blocked by falling trees, including Cooper Rd. just west of Hawesville. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adair | - | Trees were reported down along Kentucky Highway 657. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Adair | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petri | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Lewisport | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hawesville | 5.2 miles | 22 | |
| Waitman | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Chambers | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| Tywhapity Bottoms (historical) | 8.4 miles | 16 | |
| Skillman | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sunny Corner | 10.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507373. 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.







