Ewington, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Mount Sterling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40353. The Survey maps it on the Mount Sterling quadrangle.
On record in Ewington
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.
- Bondurant Houselisted 1983 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1952 USGS Mount Sterling quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mount Sterling quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Ewington between 2001 and 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SR 486 |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 February 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 February 2001 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ewington in 12 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Flood | Ewington | $750,000 | Flooding occurred throughout and around Mount Sterling. Four water rescues were performed and an estimated 30-50 homes were inundated by flood waters along with 20 businesses. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Ewington | $1,000 | One hundred yards of six inch deep water was flowing over Spencer Rd on Rt 713. A lot of drive ways in the area were washed out. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewington | $1,000 | Three locust trees were blown down near Ewington. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewington | - | Two trees were blown down along Turkey Road, near the intersection with Stepstone Road, just northeast of Mt. Sterling. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewington | - | Montgomery County Dispatch reports downed trees blocking Osborne Road from the thunderstorms earlier this evening. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewington | - | A tree fell at the intersection of Midland Trail and Hinkston Pike in Mount Sterling, KY. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewington | - | A tree was reported down at the intersection of Howards Mill Road and Stepstone Road near the community of Ewington, KY. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewington | - | A tree was blown down at the intersection of Turley and Stepstone Road near Mount Sterling. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Ewington | - | A citzen observed penny sized hail near Ewington. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Ewington | - | A citizen observed water flowing over Interstate 64 near Mount Sterling, including between Exits 110 and 113. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewington | - | Trees were blown down and across the west bound lanes of I64. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewington | - | Trees were blown down on US 60E. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville (historical) | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Hill (historical) | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Rosedale (historical) | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Sterling | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Howards Mill | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Stoops | 3.2 miles | 6 | |
| Stepstone | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Judy | 4.4 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 491864. 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.




