Clementsville, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clementsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42539. It stands on Woods Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clementsville quadrangle. It stands 778 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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 Clementsville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Clementsville between 1998 and 2019, burning about 314 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COOPER RIDGE ROAD |
| 9 April 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHRISTIAN |
| 4 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 April 2001 | Smoking | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RUTH RANDOLPH RD. FIRE |
| 9 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 132 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clementsville in 13 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Clementsville | $50,000 | The Casey Emergency Manager reported that Highway 70 was closed to mudslides. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clementsville | $20,000 | Downburst winds damaged some outbuildings and downed several trees. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Clementsville | $10,000 | A vehicle stalled in high water near Highway 70 and 551. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clementsville | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to a store in Clementsville. Winds threw a trampoline against a tree. Many trees and power lines were downed. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clementsville | - | A few trees were blown down near Clementsville. |
| January 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clementsville | - | Trees were downed. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clementsville | - | Trees were downed. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clementsville | - | Trees and power lines were downed in Clementsville. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clementsville | - | Trees down on Highway 70 near Clementsville |
| October 2011 | Hail | Clementsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Clementsville | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Hail | Clementsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Clementsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creston | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Atterson | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Foster (historical) | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Rheber | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Bass | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| White Oak Ridge (historical) | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Sulphur Run (historical) | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Woodrum Ridge (historical) | 5.3 miles | 10 |
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 Clementsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5131523 | 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 489658. 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.



