Crider, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Fredonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42411. It lies near Farmer Knob. The Survey maps it on the Crider quadrangle. It stands 469 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1908 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:62500
- 1910 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Crider quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Crider quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Crider between 1999 and 2016, burning about 49 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 April 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | R WHITE ROAD |
| 5 March 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | INDIAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Crider: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabb Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1903 | |
| Bright Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Eddie Crowder Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Gilbert Williamson Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| S.L.Crook Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Schwench Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Senator Main Shaft | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Senator No.1 Shaft | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Senator No.2 Shaft | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Walker Fluorspar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crider in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Crider | 4 hurt, $500,000 | An EF-3 tornado (max of EF-2 in Caldwell County) began northeast of Eddyville in Lyon County before crossing into Caldwell County near Pleasant Valley Rd. The tornado tracked east-northeastward through the entirety of Caldwell County, crossing over into Hopkins County north of I-69 and south of Young Cemetery Rd. The tornado briefly weakened northwest of Princeton. It then strengthened producing EF-2 damage north of Princeton near KY-293 N, blowing apart a manufactured home. Additional structures, trees, and power lines were damaged in Caldwell County. For Caldwell County, 4 people were injured and one person (54m, indirect) suffered a heart attack while cleaning up debris the following day, passing away as a result. Peak estimated winds with the Caldwell County portion of the tornado were 130 mph. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Crider | $75,000 | Severe flash flooding was reported in Princeton. Most streets in Princeton were under at least two feet of water. Police vehicles were unable to navigate the flooded streets, so officers used city street department trucks instead. Several vehicles that ventured into the flooding were disabled in floodwaters and had to be towed. Several homes were flooded with two feet of water, necessitating evacuations. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crider | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crider | $4,000 | Trees were down near Highway 91 a few miles northwest of Princeton. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crider | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Sulphur | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bakers | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hickory Grove | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Dulaney | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Crowtown | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Farmersville | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Bethany (historical) | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Flat Rock | 5.3 miles | 15 |
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 Crider | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690256 | 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 490341. 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.







