Garfield, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hardinsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40144. It stands on Lost Run. The Survey maps it on the Garfield quadrangle. It stands 804 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1928 USGS Hardinsburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Hardinsburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Hardinsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Garfield between 1999 and 2017, burning about 138 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 June 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | STERRETT RD. FIRE |
| 9 April 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BLUE FORK ROAD |
| 6 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FRED PHILLIPS FIRE |
| 19 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 13 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 60 FIRE |
| 11 April 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garfield in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | $20,000 | A tree reportedly fell on power lines near West Highway 86. The power lines were on the ground and local power was out in the area. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | $15,000 | The public reported a roof blown off a barn. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | Trees were downed by strong winds near the Garfield community. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Garfield | - | The county Emergency Manager reported 1 inch diameter hail fell in Garfield. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | A spotter reported several trees down along State Highway 86 around 7 miles east of Hardinsburg. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Garfield | - | Ping pong to golf ball sized hail fell in Hensley. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | Several power poles were down south of US Highway 60. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Garfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hensley | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Stinnettsville | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Graysville | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Woodrow | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Harned | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Locust Hill | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Rosetta | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Codyville | 4.8 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 Garfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5523033 | 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 492703. 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.









