Edwards, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lewisburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42256. The Survey maps it on the Lewisburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1951 USGS Lewisburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Edwards between 2001 and 2014, burning about 72 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 June 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOGAN RAILROAD |
| 17 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HINTON |
| 23 March 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | EPLEY STATION |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Edwards: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frazier Hollow Prospect | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Kentucky Flagstone Company Quarry | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edwards in 2 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Hail | Edwards | - | Quarter sized hail fell near Lewisburg. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Edwards | - | A weak F1 tornado left an intermittent track across rural Logan County. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 90 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henrysville (historical) | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Stewarts Ridge (historical) | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Lewisburg | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Thompson Chapel (historical) | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Epleys | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Lost City | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Jerico | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Spa | 3.4 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 491573. 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.



