BlockBuena Vista, Kentucky
12 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. The Survey maps it on the Wilmore quadrangle.
On record in Buena Vista
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Mt. Olivet Methodist Churchlisted 1985 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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
- 1952 USGS Wilmore 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
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Buena Vista between 2001 and 2019, burning about 10 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 | 4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Buena Vista: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buena Vista in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buena Vista | $300,000 | Straight line windes did heavy damage to three modular homes, one of the homes was uninhabitable. Two trailers and another home had minor damage. Several barns were damaged. Trees and power lines were downed. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buena Vista | $200,000 | Ten boats were overturned on Herrington Lake. Docks were overturned. There was roof damage to homes and garages. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buena Vista | $50,000 | The Garrard County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down across the northern part of the county. A large tree fell on a storage building and power lines on Chenault Lane near Herrington Lake. Downed power poles and lines were also blocking a county road in the area. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buena Vista | $10,000 | Roofs blown off buildings in far northern part of county |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buena Vista | $2,000 | The Garrard County emergency manager reported that severe thunderstorm winds partially tore off a roof to a barn on Brenda Way. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buena Vista | - | A National Weather Service damage survey determined that a swath of straight-line winds peaking at 80 to 85 mph occurred along a 12 mile path stretching from just west of Harrodsburg in Mercer County, to just east of Herrington Lake in Garrard County. After crossing Herrington Lake, the swath of damaging straight-line winds briefly moved across northern Garrard County. Sporadic tree and barn damage was observed along Kennedy Bridge Road and High Bridge road, consistent with winds of 75 to 85 mph. The damaging straight-line winds caused minor roofing and facade damage to two structures along Rogers Road, at which point the swath of wind damage was no longer detectable. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Buena Vista | - | Heavy rain that fell on top of saturated ground pushed the Kentucky River at High Bridge into flood. The river crested at 31.98 feet during the morning of April 15th. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Buena Vista | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony (historical) | 0.1 miles | 12 | |
| White Oak | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Toddville | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Bryantsville | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Camp Nelson (historical) | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Fitchport (historical) | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Hebron (historical) | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Bourne | 3.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507610. 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.