Coxs Creek, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Coxs Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40004. It stands on Samuels Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fairfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1953 USGS Fairfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Coxs Creek between 1999 and 2019, burning about 70 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DEATSVILLE |
| 24 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 November 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MEADOW LANE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
21 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coxs Creek in 21 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | $40,000 | Trained spotters reported severe thunderstorm winds brought down utility poles. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | $10,000 | The roof of a 30 foot by 40 foot block building was ripped off and thrown, along with large cinder blocks. Also, a large shed was thrown about 70 feet across a resident's yard. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | $10,000 | Several roofs blown off houses and numerous trees down. Report relayed from local television station. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | $5,000 | Trees were downed and a garage sustained roof damage. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Coxs Creek | - | Flooding was reported along Hobbs Lane. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | - | The National Weather Service Louisville confirmed straight line winds in the Cox's Creek area on Old Louisville Road. There was one barn that had extensive roof damage and an adjacent barn had its door blown out. No trees, lawn furniture, or power lines came|down. ||Winds were estimated to be 70 mph, and all were facing to the east southeast. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | - | Law enforcement reported tree down in Nelson County. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | - | A large tree branch fell and destroyed a trampoline. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Coxs Creek | - | There was a water rescue on Murray Run Road. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Coxs Creek | - | The public reported hail 1.5 inches in diameter and sent a picture to the local TV station via Twitter. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Coxs Creek | - | A trained spotter reported hail 1 inch in diameter. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Coxs Creek | - | Local media reported high water flowing over Murray Run Road. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Coxs Creek | - | The public reported penny sized hail near Cox's Creek. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | - | A Nelson County law enforcement official reported that a large tree fell down blocking the roadway. Also, several other large tree limbs were down as a result of severe thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | - | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Coxs Creek | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Coxs Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Coxs Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coxs Creek | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bourbon Springs | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Lenore | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Samuels | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Nazareth | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Upper Grove (historical) | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Withrow | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Plum Run (historical) | 4.4 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507769. 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.



