Centerville, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Lexington-Fayette Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40509. The Survey maps it on the Ford quadrangle.
On record in Centerville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 4 records
- Buenna Hilllisted 1983
- Corinthialisted 1983
- Innes Houselisted 1983
- Robert Russel Houselisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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 Ford quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
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 Centerville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Barium-Barite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Smitha Vein | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Barite, Fluorite, Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerville in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2018: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | $100,000 | Half of the metal roof blew off at Sayre Athletic Complex. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Centerville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nihizertown | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pricetown | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Chilesburg | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Athens | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Walnut Hill | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Brighton | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Columbus | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Cadentown | 4.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 489278. 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.
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.







