Connersville, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Cynthiana census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40370. It stands on Little Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Breckinridge quadrangle.
On record in Connersville
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cynthiana Commercial Districtlisted 1982 · 0.8 miles away
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.
- 1929 USGS Cynthiana quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Cynthiana quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Breckinridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Connersville between 2000 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. None 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COPPAGE PIKE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Connersville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthiana Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Connersville in 6 storm reports between 2002 and 2018: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | $5,000 | The Harrison County emergency manager reported that severe thunderstorm winds destroyed an outbuilding with the debris blown into a nearby house. This damaged the house siding as well. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Connersville | - | Highway 1842 North had water over the roadway. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Connersville | - | An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado with winds of 85 mph touched down about 1.5 miles east of Connersville and remained on the ground for a half mile. Along the path, two dozen large trees were uprooted or snapped. Two large barns had pieces of tin roofing ripped off and thrown. A small garage was completely destroyed with only minor damage to its contents. Pieces of oak fencing were tossed around and two small outbuildings were damaged. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Connersville | - | Multiple trees were blown down in Connersville. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Connersville | - | State highways were closed due to high water. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Connersville | - | Water covered Highway 32 near Connersville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak (historical) | 2.2 miles | 7 | |
| Lees Lick | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Alberta | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Broadwell | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Breckinridge | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Rutland | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Belmont | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Renaker | 5.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 489976. 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.





