Gaithers, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Elizabethtown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42701. It stands on Billy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cecilia quadrangle.
On record in Gaithers
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.
- Hazel Hilllisted 1988 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1935 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Cecilia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Gaithers between 2001 and 2014, burning about 333 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SOUTH DIXIE |
| 6 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MOBLEY |
| 28 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 94 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 117 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 95 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WEST RHUDES CREEK |
| 12 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BOBBY STREET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gaithers in 10 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 5 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2019 | Flash Flood | Gaithers | $15,000 | The Elizabethtown Fire Department responded to a water rescue under a bridge on Interstate 65 South at mile marker 87. A man and three children were rescued with no injuries. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaithers | $2,000 | A Kentucky state official reported to the NWS that a powerline was down due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Gaithers | - | Flash flooding reported along Sportsman Lake Road. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Gaithers | - | Nickel sized hail was observed south of Elizabethtown. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Gaithers | - | Portions of Gaither Station Road became impassable due to flooding. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Gaithers | - | Gaither Station Road was closed due to water over the roadway. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaithers | - | Trees were reported down at the intersection of New Glendale Road and Brentwood Drive. Trees were also reported down on Senora Nolin Road. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Gaithers | - | Westbound lanes of the Western Kentucky Parkway at mile marker 133 were blocked due to high water. Traffic was rerouted off the road as a result. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Gaithers | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaithers | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Elizabethtown | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Glendale | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Saint John | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Indian Hills | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Glendale Junction | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Hansbrough | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Kraft | 5.6 miles | 17 |
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 Q122594505 | 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 508058. 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.









