BlockBallardsville, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the La Grange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40014. It stands on Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ballardsville quadrangle.
On record in Ballardsville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Spring Hilllisted 1980
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1932 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Ballardsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Ballardsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ballardsville in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2016: 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballardsville | $25,000 | More damage was surveyed in the Grand Dell subdivision where several trees fell, mostly toward the east and some properties were damaged. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballardsville | - | A private weather station measured a 53 knot gust. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballardsville | - | A trained spotter reported a gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ballardsville | - | Power lines were blown down between La Grange and Ballardsville. This sparked a small grass fire. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Ballardsville | - | Moody Lane and Fort Pickens Road were closed due to high waters. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Ballardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Ballardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Ballardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Ballardsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liro | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Zion (historical) | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Elder Park (historical) | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Mallory (historical) | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Centerfield | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| La Grange | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Smithfield | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Buckner | 5.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 486302. 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.
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.