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Broadway, Kentucky

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Brownsville North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42207. The Survey maps it on the Bee Spring quadrangle.

Broadway within Edmonson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

27 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Broadway between 1998 and 2019, burning about 1,439 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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/undetermined9
Recreation and ceremony7
Arson/incendiarism6
Debris and open burning2
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
7 September 1999Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
30 August 1999Equipment and vehicle use400 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
6 April 2013Recreation and ceremony7.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCRE FIRE
12 April 2014Recreation and ceremony40 acresKentucky Division of ForestryJOCK ROAD
11 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKentucky Division of ForestryPEACE ROAD
10 April 2010Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
1 April 2010Recreation and ceremony6.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
6 March 2012Debris and open burning9.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryKEY CEMETE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Edmonson County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Broadway: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Clay, Coal, Coal, Fire Clay (Refractory), Rock Asphalt, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bee Spring QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dismal Creek Eastwall Clay PitClay, CoalProspect
Dismal Creek QuarryFire Clay (Refractory), Rock Asphalt, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dismal Creek West Clay PitCoal, ClayProspect
Irving QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducer
Johnson Mine Clay PitClayProspect

Every working recorded in Edmonson County

Storms near this place

5 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broadway in 5 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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
April 2002Tornado (F1)Broadway$100,000Roofs were blown off several homes. 2-by-4's from buildings were stuck into the ground. Numerous trees were downed, some were snapped well above the ground.
May 2024HailBroadway-Quarter sized hail was observed near Bee Spring in northern Edmonson County.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindBroadway-The National Weather Service in Louisville conducted a storm survey for the macroburst damage extending from western Grayson County, through Edmonson County, before ending in northeastern Warren County. ||Scattered tree damage continued through northern and central Edmonson County, with estimated wind speeds generally between 80 and 90 mph. Tree damage increased in intensity as the survey continued into southern Edmonson County, with a high density of fallen trees observed along Sulphur Road and Otter Gap Road. Wind speeds in this area were estimated between 85 and 90 mph. In the vicinity of the Edmonson/Warren County line, higher intensity damage was observed, with numerous trees down along Otter Gap Road and Aubrey Mills Road atop The Knobs. A barn at the end of Aubrey Mills Road suffered severe damage, with winds estimated at 95 mph at the barn.||All tree and structural damage was blown to the southeast along the path. This damage pattern is consistent with downburst winds, with the large scale of damage suggesting a macroburst event.
June 2018Tornado (EF0)Broadway-This weak tornado skipped along mainly at |treetop level near the Moutardier Recreation |Area about 1/2 mile south of the Edmonson-|Grayson County Line. The tornado snapped the |upper reaches of several tree trunks near its|initial point near several homes - leaving |debris in a circular pattern - then skipped|eastward, causing other minor tree damage |before dropping down to become a waterspout |on Nolin Lake northeast of the Moutardier|Marina. The waterspout was captured on video |and shared on social media, confirming the |existence of the rotation and funnel. The|waterspout dissipated as it approached the |east shore of the channel.
April 2012HailBroadway-The State Highway Department reported golf-ball sized hail in the small town of Broadway.

Every storm recorded in Edmonson 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
Bee Spring1.8 miles13
Oak Ridge2.3 miles15
Prosperity2.4 miles13
Hillview2.6 miles15
Kyrock3.6 miles13
Ridgedale3.7 miles13
Sweeden4.2 miles13
Cub Run4.2 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507588. 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.