Campbellsburg, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Campbellsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40011. The Survey maps it on the Campbellsburg quadrangle. 836 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 906 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1952 USGS Campbellsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Campbellsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison 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 Campbellsburg between 2001 and 2004, burning about 388 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 October 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 354 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | TARGET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Campbellsburg in 23 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Campbellsburg | $85,000 | Numerous county roads over-topped by swift moving water, resulting in washed out asphalt and culverts, and land slides. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | $50,000 | The state police reported that two barns were demolished three miles south of Campbellsburg. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | $10,000 | A small barn was damaged near Campbellsburg, Kentucky. |
| February 2002 | Hail | Campbellsburg | $10,000 | Cars were dented by hail. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | - | Trees were blown down along Lake Road near Campbellsburg. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Campbellsburg | - | Water flowed out of its banks and down Skidmore Lane. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Campbellsburg | - | A public report was received that indicated high water was flowing over the road on Interstate 71 around the Campbellsburg exit. |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Campbellsburg | - | Highway 421 flooded just to the north of New Castle. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | - | Large trees were blown down. Wind gusts were estimated to be 65 mph. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Campbellsburg | - | The hail was covering the ground. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Campbellsburg | - | Fallen Timber Road was closed due to high water. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | - | A few trees were reported down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | - | Trees and power lines were downed all over Henry County. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | - | Trees were downed. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | - | Trees were downed. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | - | Trees down |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | - | Trees were blown on to power lines. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Campbellsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Campbellsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Campbellsburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbellsburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turners Station | 2.9 miles | 7 | |
| Lacie | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Sulphur | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sligo | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Delville | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| New Castle | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Pendleton | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Port Royal | 6.9 miles | 8 |
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 Campbellsburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2312197 | 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 488741. 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.
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.





