Donerail, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lexington-Fayette Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40511. The Survey maps it on the Georgetown quadrangle.
On record in Donerail
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.
Hurricane Halllisted 1976 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1906 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Donerail in 2010, burning about 25 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CORN HOLE FIRE |
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 Donerail: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Vein | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Georgetown Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nally and Gibson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Donerail in 7 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 | Donerail | $4,500,000 | A NWS Storm Survey team in conjunction with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Food and Environment determined that 70 to 80 mph straight line winds across the Spindletop area of northern Fayette County. Very strong winds 50 feet off the ground hit over 10 agricultural barns causing significant damage to roofs and side panels. The debris pattern was spread downwind and eastward at least 1/2 mile. Several power poles were knocked over and several trees snapped and uprooted. The majority of the damage orginated on the southwest corners of the barns and pushed out to the northeast. The overall damage path extended 3 miles and had a maximum width of 1/2 mile. The duration of the thunderstorm event was approximately 3 minutes. Damage to the UK agricultural facilities was estimated to be in excess of 4 million dollars. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donerail | $5,000 | Local media reported that the roof was partially removed from a trailer on Lisle Road near the Fayette-Scott County line. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donerail | - | Trees were blown down along Newtown Pike. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Donerail | - | Local media reported Georgetown Road shut down between Iron Works Pike and Berea Road due to flooding. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Donerail | - | An off duty NWS employee driving on Interstate 64 just northwest of Lexington reported 1 inch hail covering the Interstate and significantly slowing traffic. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donerail | - | Trees were downed at the Kentucky Horse Park. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donerail | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spindletop Estates | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Greendale | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Yarnallton | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bracktown | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Sandersville | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Highlands | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Mattoxtown | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Viley | 5.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507866. 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.






