BlockBushtown, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Harrodsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40330. It stands on Deep Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cornishville quadrangle. It stands 876 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Cornishville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bushtown in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bushtown | - | A tree was blown down on Normans Camp Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bushtown | - | Trees were blown down on Normans Camp Road. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | East Bushtown | - | There was water over Highway 33 South between Prison and North Point Training Center. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bushtown | - | The Department of Highways reported a tree down on Ashley Camp Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty (historical) | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hilltop (historical) | 2.1 miles | 7 | |
| Cornishville | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bruners Chapel (historical) | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Battle (historical) | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Oakland (historical) | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Grapevine (historical) | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Bohon | 4.9 miles | 11 |
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 Bushtown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5001580 | 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 507628. 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.
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.