Bryantsville, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Bryantsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40444. It lies near Mount Hebron Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Bryantsville quadrangle. It stands 942 feet above sea level.
On record in Bryantsville
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 5 records
- Bryantsville Post Office and Storelisted 1985
- John Leavell Quarterslisted 1983
- Proctor Houselisted 1983
- James Smith Tanyardlisted 1983
- Spring Garden-John Leavelllisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1905 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Bryantsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Bryantsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Bryantsville between 2001 and 2019, burning about 44 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 33 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WILDLIFE LN |
| 14 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOM DORMAN |
| 11 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 December 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bryantsville: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Nelson Stone Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| John Burdette Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
17 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bryantsville in 17 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryantsville | $15,000 | The public reported shingles were torn off the roof of a house due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryantsville | $15,000 | A four foot diameter tree was blown on to a house, damaging the living room. Two other trees were blown over at the same location. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryantsville | - | There were trees down across the road in Bryantsville. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryantsville | - | There was a tree down across the road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryantsville | - | A tree was blown down by strong winds near Bryantsville. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Bryantsville | - | A trained spotter reported 1.75 inch diameter hail. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryantsville | - | A Kentucky state official reported that numerous trees were down in the northwest part of Garrard County due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryantsville | - | Multiple trees were downed around Bryantsville. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryantsville | - | Local media reported that several trees were downed near Bryantsville. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryantsville | - | Trees were downed. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Bryantsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Bryantsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bryantsville | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Bryantsville | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryantsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Bryantsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryantsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddville | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| White Oak | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bourne | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Mount Hebron (historical) | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Marcellus | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Buena Vista | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Harmony (historical) | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Davistown | 2.9 miles | 13 |
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 Bryantsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4980638 | 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 488178. 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.






