BlockGlenarm, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pewee Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40014. It stands on North Fork Currys Fork. The Survey maps it on the Crestwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1932 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Glenarm: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Mine Underground | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crestwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Oldham County Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenarm in 8 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenarm | $30,000 | Trees were blown down, and roofs were damaged in Crestwood, Kentucky. |
| July 2009 | Lightning | Glenarm | $3,000 | Lightning caused damage to electrical system in two homes but did not start fires. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenarm | $1,000 | Trees were blown down and four columns blown off a house. Windows were also blown out of a car. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenarm | - | A tree was blown down, blocking the road near the 5500 block of Kentucky Route 146 between Crestwood and Buckner. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenarm | - | A law enforcement official reported that trees were down across the county. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Glenarm | - | A trained spotter reported 4.25 inches of rain had fallen since midnight local time. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenarm | - | An NWS storm survey confirmed straight-line wind damage with winds estimated to be 60-70 mph. There was mainly tree damage with some power lines down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenarm | - | Trees and power lines were blown down in Crestwood. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Lake | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Brownsboro | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Crestwood | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Demplytown | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Buckner | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Floydsburg | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Centerfield | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Rollington | 3.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508098. 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.
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.