BlockCurrentsville, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Millersburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40361. It stands on Acquia Run. The Survey maps it on the Shawhan quadrangle.
On record in Currentsville
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.
- James Garrard Houselisted 1983 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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
- 1954 USGS Shawhan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Currentsville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Vein | Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Quincy Quarries, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Currentsville in 5 storm reports between 2007 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 | Currentsville | $300,000 | The NWS conducted a storm survey in northern Bourbon County and determined two concentrated areas of straight line wind damage. The first area was along the 700 to 800 block of Ruddles Mill Road. Several barns sustained significant damage with debris being thrown 1000 yards east. Several trees were split or uprooted. Most of the barns that sustained damage were on hilly surfaces. At Hillcroft Farm, 1818 Millersburg Road, a large metal barn sustained significant roofing damage. Further south on Highway 68 at Alder Nest Farms, a roof on a metal barn collapsed. During the survey, sporadic tree damage could be seen along Highway 68 and 27. The duration of the thunderstorm wind event was 3 minutes. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Currentsville | - | Trees were reported down in the area. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Currentsville | - | Numerous trees were downed in the northern part of Bourbon County. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Currentsville | - | Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 18.1 feet around 3 AM EST on March 5. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with the creek at bank full. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Currentsville | - | Eight inch limbs were downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiserton | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Brentsville | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ewalt Crossroads | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Shawhan | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Ruddels Mills | 3.1 miles | 6 | |
| Paris | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Blacks Crossroads | 6.0 miles | 6 | |
| Jacksonville | 6.1 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122595999 | 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 490498. 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.
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.