Caldwell, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Butler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41033. It stands on Sandy Branch. The Survey maps it on the De Mossville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1929 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS De Mossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS De Mossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS De Mossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Caldwell between 2001 and 2002, burning about 23 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 February 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 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 Caldwell: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Carntown Limekiln | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caldwell in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $10,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were downed in the Demossville and Butler areas. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Caldwell | $5,000 | Numerous roads throughout the county were flooded and closed. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $500 | A tree was downed at US Route 27 and Bitter Sweet Road. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Caldwell | - | State Route 177 was closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeMossville | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Butler | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Flower Town (historical) | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Meridian | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Boston | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Greenwood | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Portland | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Menzie | 5.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507636. 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.







