Cartersville, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Paint Lick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40461. It lies near High Knob. The Survey maps it on the Paint Lick quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1892 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Paint Lick 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
Fires near this place
63 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Cartersville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 530 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DRIPPING SPRINGS |
| 5 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cartersville in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Cartersville | $10,000 | A car became stuck in flood waters near the intersection of Highway 954 and Copper Creek Road. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Cartersville | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported observed near Cartersville. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cartersville | - | A tree was blown down along Cartersville Road near the Madison County line. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Cartersville | - | A water rescue took place on Copper Creek Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cartersville | - | A spotter reported several trees down around 11 miles southeast of Lancaster along Cartersville Road. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Cartersville | - | Widespread large hail up to the size of tennis balls damaged many roofs and vinyl sidings northwest of Cartersville. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cartersville | - | Trees were downed and snapped along Gabbard Rd. One was blown on to a mobile home. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Cartersville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamack (historical) | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Manse | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| New Union (historical) | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lowell | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Paint Lick | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Point Leavell | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hackley | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hyattsville | 7.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507661. 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.






