BlockElk Creek, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the West Spencer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40071. The Survey maps it on the Taylorsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Taylorsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Taylorsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Taylorsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Elk Creek between 2005 and 2011, burning about 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 February 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | INDIAN RIDGE FIRE |
| 8 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 October 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MASTERS LANE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elk Creek in 16 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Elk Creek | $750,000 | Three mobile homes had water in them and the families had to be evacuated. Numerous roads around the county were closed due to high water, and some roads were washed out. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Elk Creek | $30,000 | State officials reported numerous water rescues occurred during the morning hours because of high water and excessive heavy rainfall. Between 6 and 8 inches of rain fell across the county. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Elk Creek | - | Water was rushing over a bridge on Roberts Road. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Elk Creek | - | Multiple water rescues occurred across Spencer County. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Elk Creek | - | Quarter sized hail was observed in Elk Creek. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Elk Creek | - | The Spencer County department of highways reported that flash flooding resulted in the closure of KY 55 near the intersection of KY 155. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Elk Creek | - | Emergency manager reported KY 55 North at KY 155 in Elk Creek closed due to high water. KY 623 over the Salt River closed. KY 652 between MP 3 and 4 closed due to high water. Between 6 and 8 inches of rain fell across the county. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Creek | - | An off-duty NWS employee reported 1 large tree down along with several large limbs down. Some of the trees were blocking the roadway. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Elk Creek | - | A spotter reported that one half dollar sized hail fell for 8 to 10 minutes. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Creek | - | A large supercell brought large hail and damaging winds to the Spencer - Shelby county border. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Creek | - | Trees downed |
| July 1999 | Flood | Elk Creek | - | Water was across the road in places along Highway 155 |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Creek | - | no account filed |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normandy | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Wilsonville | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Yoder | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Rivals | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Taylorsville | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Waterford | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Riverhill Farm (historical) | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Crenshaw | 6.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507920. 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.