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.
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
Bates Houselisted 1984
Coleman, Houselisted 1983
William L. Coleman Houselisted 1983
Hancock Houselisted 1984
W. W. Logan Houselisted 1984
Peak Houselisted 1984- Callis General Store and Post Officelisted 1983
- House Tm-B-7listed 1984
- Humphrey Placelisted 1983
- Old Kentucky Tavernlisted 1983
- Trimble County Jaillisted 1984
Population over time
3 figuresBedford 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 677 | |
| 2010 | 599 | -78 (-12%) |
| 2020 | 526 | -73 (-12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2001Regional 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 burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 18 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUCK CREEK |
| 3 October 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 354 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | TARGET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
36 since 1997Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $80,000 | A barn was blown down. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Bedford | $75,000 | Multiple 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $30,000 | A 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 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Trees fell down and a barn was damaged. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | A portion of the community center's roof was blown off the building. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Bedford | - | There was water over parts of Highway 421 and other rural roads southeast of Bedford. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Trained spotters trees down across the area. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Bedford | - | The Trimble County Emergency Manager reported hail 1.25 inches in diameter. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Trained spotters reported trees down in the area. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | The public reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | An off-duty NWS employee reported that trees were down on Highway 754 west of Bedford. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | A law enforcement official reported numerous trees down in the area along with roof damage to residences. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Bedford | - | 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Emergency Dispatch reported that several trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm related winds. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Bedford | - | Bridges and low water crossings in the Bedford area are under water, including Highways 754 and 625. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Trees and power lines were reported down all over Trimble County. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Trees and power lines were downed near Bedford. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| March 2006 | Flash Flood | Bedford | - | 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 2006 | Flash Flood | Bedford | - | 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 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Trees were downed. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Trees down |
| April 1998 | Flash Flood | Bedford | - | 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 2008 | Hail | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Bedford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barebone (historical) | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Gill Ridge | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Poplar Ridge (historical) | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Burroughs (historical) | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Upper Middle Creek | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Callis Grove | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Carmon | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.8 miles | 15 |
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 Bedford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3022352 | 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 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.




