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Bedford, Kentucky

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Bedford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40006. The Survey maps it on the Bedford quadrangle. 526 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 902 feet above sea level.

Bedford within Trimble County

On record in Bedford

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 11 records

Population over time

3 figures

Bedford fell from 677 to 526 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2000677
2010599-78 (-12%)
2020526-73 (-12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

3 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Bedford between 2001 and 2014, burning about 375 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 April 2001Debris and open burning3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
15 March 2014Recreation and ceremony18 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBUCK CREEK
3 October 2004Arson/incendiarism354 acresBig Oaks National Wildlife RefugeTARGET

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Trimble County

Storms near this place

36 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bedford in 36 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 24 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 5 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2004Thunderstorm WindBedford$80,000A barn was blown down.
May 2010Flash FloodBedford$75,000Multiple roads across the county were closed due to flash flooding. A total of three to four inches of rain fell across Trimble county from May 1-2.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindBedford$30,000A mobile home was blown over on New Hope Road with one person trapped inside. The person was rescued without injuries. Numerous trees and power lines were also reported down across the county.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindBedford-Trees fell down and a barn was damaged.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindBedford-A portion of the community center's roof was blown off the building.
July 2018Flash FloodBedford-There was water over parts of Highway 421 and other rural roads southeast of Bedford.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindBedford-Trained spotters trees down across the area.
March 2016HailBedford-The Trimble County Emergency Manager reported hail 1.25 inches in diameter.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindBedford-Trained spotters reported trees down in the area.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBedford-The public reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindBedford-An off-duty NWS employee reported that trees were down on Highway 754 west of Bedford.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindBedford-A law enforcement official reported numerous trees down in the area along with roof damage to residences.
July 2015Flash FloodBedford-A Trimble County law enforcement official reported high water and flooded sections on parts of Highway 42 and Highway 421. Rainfall amounts were between 2 and 3 inches.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBedford-Multiple trees and power lines were blown down.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindBedford-Emergency Dispatch reported that several trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm related winds.
August 2009Flash FloodBedford-Bridges and low water crossings in the Bedford area are under water, including Highways 754 and 625.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindBedford-Trees and power lines were reported down all over Trimble County.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindBedford-Trees and power lines were downed near Bedford.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindBedford-Trees and power lines were downed.
March 2006Flash FloodBedford-The Connector Road in Bedford was covered by four feet of water. It was closed and barricaded. Mount Pleasant Road was closed. The Highway 625 bridge was closed. Highway 316 was closed near Highway 421.
March 2006Flash FloodBedford-Connector Road and Mt. Pleasant Road were closed due to high water. The bridge on Highway 625 in Bedford was also closed. An area flood warning was issued for Trimble County through 815 EST on the evening of March 12. Persistent rainfall into the afternoon hours caused travel problems through the early evening hours.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBedford-Trees were downed.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindBedford-Numerous large tree limbs were blown down.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindBedford-Trees and power lines were downed.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindBedford-Trees down
April 1998Flash FloodBedford-1-2 inches of rain fell over a short period of time, and DES reported 3 feet of water over Highway 421 3 1/2 miles south of Bedford and across Highway 754 5 miles north of Bedford where one car was partially submerged.
June 2008HailBedford-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindBedford-no account filed
April 2005HailBedford-no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindBedford-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindBedford-no account filed
May 2004HailBedford-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindBedford-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBedford-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBedford-no account filed
March 1997HailBedford-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Trimble County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Barebone (historical)1.3 miles8
Gill Ridge1.9 miles8
Poplar Ridge (historical)2.7 miles8
Burroughs (historical)3.1 miles8
Upper Middle Creek3.2 miles8
Callis Grove3.6 miles11
Carmon3.6 miles8
Mount Pleasant3.8 miles15

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 BedfordAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3022352The 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 486653. 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.

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.