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Brownsville, Kentucky

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Brownsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42210. It sits by Lovers Leap. The Survey maps it on the Brownsville quadrangle. 875 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 545 feet above sea level.

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Brownsville within Edmonson County

On record in Brownsville

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Brownsville grew from 836 to 875 between 2010 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
2010836
2020875+39 (+5%)

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

16 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Brownsville between 1999 and 2017, burning about 84 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Debris and open burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism2
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
6 September 2010Recreation and ceremony4.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestrySPINKS CEMETERY FIRE
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMammoth Cave National ParkLITTLE FIR
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresKentucky Division of ForestryOAK GROVE CHURCH FIRE
23 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
16 April 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMammoth Cave National ParkTAURUS
8 March 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
6 March 2010Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
26 March 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Edmonson County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Brownsville: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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
Vincent Prospect PitFire Clay (Refractory)Prospect

Every working recorded in Edmonson County

Storms near this place

51 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brownsville in 51 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 24 thunderstorm wind, 15 flood, 9 hail, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2010FloodBrownsville$100,000The Green River at Brownsville crested at 37.5 feet around 645 AM EST on May 5. Flood stage at Brownsville is 18 feet. Moderate flooding occurs at this level, with homes in the bottom land flooded.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindBrownsville$100,000Two barns were blown down.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindBrownsville$25,000Power and cable lines were reported down.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindBrownsville$5,000Trained spotters relayed pictures from a Facebook post of sign and siding damage due to severe thunderstorm winds in the Brownsville area.
April 1995HailBrownsville$1,000no account filed
April 1993HailBrownsville$500no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-A tree fell on Houchin Ferry Road.
July 2016Flash FloodBrownsville-Local law enforcement reported 4 bridges closed across the county due to high water flowing over them from excessive heavy rainfall.
March 2015FloodBrownsville-Several inches of snow followed by 1 to 2 inches of rain resulted in the Green River at Brownsville to rise above flood stage. The river crested at 23.48 feet late on March 6th and then fell below flood stage late on the 7th.
April 2015FloodBrownsville-Approximately 5 inches of rain fell on top of saturated ground and this resulted in the Green River at Brownsville to flood. The river crested at 23.95 feet early on April 17th.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-A trained spotter reported wind gusts 50 to 55 mph.
July 2015Flash FloodBrownsville-An Edmonson County law enforcement official reported that Highway 187 had high water flowing over it in places. The same official reported that Highway 70 also had high water flowing over it.
December 2015FloodBrownsville-Several heavy rain events resulted in widespread 3 to 5 inches of rain across the Green River basin. This brought the Green River at Brownsville into minor flood. The river crested at 19.74 feet late on December 27th.
July 2013FloodBrownsville-The Green river flooded in several locations from the 7th to the 10th of July. In Brownsville, flood state is 18 feet. The river crested in Brownsville at 21 feet around noon on July 8th.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-The Edmonson County emergency dispatch confirmed a spotter report of several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Brownsville.
May 2011FloodBrownsville-The Green River at Brownsville crested around 22.1 feet at midnight on May 5. Minor flooding of agricultural bottom land occurs at this level.
March 2011FloodBrownsville-The Green River at Brownsville crested around 18.5 feet at 1130 AM CST on March 2. Flood stage at Brownsville is 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with water covering some agricultural bottom land.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-A trained spotter reported wind gusts to 60 mph.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-A trained spotter reported wind gusts to 60 mph.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-Trees were down on homes in the southern part of the county.
April 2011FloodBrownsville-Dispatch reported road closures on Grassland Black Gold Rd., Willy Webb Rd., and Alexander Creek bridge.
April 2011FloodBrownsville-The Green River at Brownsville crested around 24.8 feet at 1015 AM CST on April 14. Flood stage at Brownsville is 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level.
April 2011FloodBrownsville-The Green River at Brownsville crested around 20.3 feet at 10 AM CST on April 29. Flood stage at Brownsville is 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level.
November 2011FloodBrownsville-The Green River went into flood around noon on November 29th. It crested later in December. Flood stage is 18 feet.
December 2011FloodBrownsville-The Green River at Brownsville had been in flood since late November, cresting around 20.8 feet late in the evening of November 30.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-A tree was blown down on a house in Brownsville.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-Trees were reported downed near Brownsville.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-Trees were downed across the county.
March 2008FloodBrownsville-The Green River at Brownsville crested at 18.7 feet around 630 AM CST on March 21. Flood stage at Brownsville is 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with the river overflowing some of its banks and covering some bottom land.
February 2008FloodBrownsville-The Green River at Brownsville crested at 18.8 feet around 730 AM EST on February 8. Flood stage at Brownsville is 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with the river overflowing lock walls, creeks, sloughs, and some bottom land.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines.
April 2008FloodBrownsville-The Green River at Brownsville crested at 22.1 feet around 245 AM CST on April 6. Flood stage at Brownsville is 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with the river overflowing the lock walls and some lower banks and creeks.
April 2006HailBrownsville-Several spotters relayed reports via amateur radio.
December 2006Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-Trees were downed near Brownsville, and near the Hart County line.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-Two trees were downed. Pea size hail was also reported.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-Three power poles were downed.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-Multiple trees down
April 2011HailBrownsville-no account filed
March 2006HailBrownsville-no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-no account filed
May 2006HailBrownsville-no account filed
April 2006HailBrownsville-no account filed
April 2005HailBrownsville-no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-no account filed
August 2005HailBrownsville-no account filed
November 2005Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-no account filed
November 2005Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-no account filed
September 2002Flash FloodBrownsville-no account filed
October 2001Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBrownsville-no account filed

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
Lindseyville3.3 miles13
Rhoda3.4 miles23
Windyville3.4 miles13
Arthur3.4 miles23
Woodside4.2 miles13
Sweeden4.3 miles13
Asphalt4.4 miles13
Ridgedale4.7 miles13

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 BrownsvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2926372The 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 488045. 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.