Clifton, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Versailles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40383. It stands on Rowes Run. The Survey maps it on the Tyrone quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1922 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:48000
- 1924 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tyrone quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Tyrone quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Tyrone quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Clifton between 2010 and 2019, burning about 5 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2019 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JIM BEAM |
| 13 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOVERS LEAP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Clifton: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.Z.Bond Deposit | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Queen City Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tyrone Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clifton in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Flood | Clifton | $100,000 | Six to seven inches of rain fell over Mercer county from May 1-2. This caused major flooding on the Kentucky River that lasted many days before receding. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton | - | A barn's roof was damaged off of Rose Lane. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Clifton | - | Sections of Clifton Road near the Kentucky River were closed due to high water. The U.S. Highway 60 Bypass in Versailles was closed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millville | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| McKees Crossroads | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Milner | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Jacksontown (historical) | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Versailles | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Duckers | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Woodford Village | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Bonita | 6.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 489670. 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.







