Gap in Knob, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Shepherdsville Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40165. It lies near MacDonald Knob. The Survey maps it on the Brooks quadrangle. It stands 495 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1907 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Brooks quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Gap in Knob between 1997 and 2016, burning about 178 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOHNSON HO |
| 18 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.9 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHIP FIRE |
| 17 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 May 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Gap in Knob: 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bloating Material, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 61 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Shepherdsville | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bullitt County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sheperdsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gap in Knob in 13 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gap In Knob | $20,000 | A pole barn was blown down on Highway 44, 1 mile from Alpar Lane. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gap In Knob | $15,000 | A power line was reported down on Sandy Drive. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gap In Knob | $10,000 | An outbuilding was damaged near Salt River Electric on Highway 44. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gap In Knob | - | A tree was blown down across Coral Ridge Road north of Shepherdsville. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gap In Knob | - | Metal fences were blown down, siding was removed from mobile homes, and smaller trees were blown down. A hand held anemometer measured 70 mph before it was blown away. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gap In Knob | - | A line of thunderstorms dropping south from the Louisville area caused an area of strong wind gusts that brought down several trees across the Shepherdsville area. The most notable cluster of damage occurred just south of Floyds Fork, along Gibraltar Dr,|where multiple trees in a heavily wooded area were uprooted or snapped. One set of trees fell onto a home, causing roof damage to an in-ground home. A drive east to west along Hwy 44 in that region noted several trees downed by these straight lined winds, likely peaking in the 90-100 mph range. The time for this damage is based on eye-witness accounts matching up with radar, as there were multiple storms that crossed this area that evening. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gap In Knob | - | Trees were down blocking the 6000 block of Highway 44 West. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gap In Knob | - | The Bullitt County emergency manager reported trees down in the area. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gap In Knob | - | The Bullitt County emergency manager reported trees and power lines down throughout the area. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gap In Knob | - | A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report of trees down along Highway 61. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Gap In Knob | - | The emergency manager reported 1.38 inches of rain from 5 pm through 8:30 pm. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gap In Knob | - | Two trees were blown down at Bullitt county high school. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Gap In Knob | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Chase | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Shepherdsville | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Salt River | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hebron (historical) | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Hebron Estates | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Grove | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Brooks | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Pioneer Village | 3.3 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.
| Wikipedia article on Gap in Knob | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5521755 | 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 508063. 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.









