Calvary, Kentucky
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lebanon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40033. It stands on Pontchartrain Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lebanon West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1953 USGS Lebanon West quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Calvary between 1999 and 2020, burning about 339 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FAGAN BRANCH |
| 9 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DUNN FIRE |
| 24 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 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 Calvary: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward & Montgomery Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calvary in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvary | $50,000 | The Marion County emergency manager reported multiple barns destroyed along with sheet metal lodged in the trees. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvary | - | A couple trees were blown down along Old Calvary Pike, including one which fell onto a house. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Calvary | - | Ping pong ball-sized hail was reported along East Calvary Road. |
| November 2011 | Flood | Calvary | - | Lover's Lane just south of Lebanon was closed due to high water. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Calvary | - | Indian Lick Creek was overflowing its banks, causing Lovers Lane to be closed. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvary | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Flash Flood | Calvary | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbriar | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Peck Ford | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Belltown | 2.6 miles | 6 | |
| New Market | 2.7 miles | 6 | |
| Arbuckle (historical) | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Aurbuckle (historical) | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Lebanon | 3.8 miles | 6 | |
| Phillipsburg | 4.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507640. 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.



