Grahamville, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Grahamville-Heath census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42086. The Survey maps it on the Heath quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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 La Center quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Heath quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Heath quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
28 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Grahamville between 1999 and 2016, burning about 360 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 | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | VEACH |
| 2 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 March 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Grahamville: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massac County Pit | Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Federal Sand & Gravel Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Metropolis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grahamville in 6 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 3 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grahamville | $8,000 | Several trees were blown down around the county, blocking roads. U.S. Highway 62 was blocked west of Paducah, another road near Hardmoney was blocked, and a few trees blocked secondary roads in the northwest part of the county. A National Weather Service employee estimated winds gusted to 60 mph. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Grahamville | $4,000 | Moderate flooding occurred on the Ohio River. At the river gage at Paducah, the river crested at 44.91 feet on the 31st. Flood stage is 39 feet. Riverside parks and campgrounds were inundated. Extensive flooding of low-lying woods and fields occurred. Some rural county roads were closed. Very few if any structures were affected. The flooding continued into April. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Grahamville | - | Hail measured to golf ball size fell in Grahamville, while additional one to one and a half inch (estimated) hail in Grahamville was reported via mPING. |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Grahamville | - | A funnel cloud was reported by a trained spotter moving over the Ohio River toward Metropolis, Illinois. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Grahamville | - | Quarter size hail dented vehicles. The hail covered the ground at Grahamville for several hours. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Grahamville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Chiles | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Palestine (historical) | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Maxon Crossing | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| West Paducah | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Bayou Church (historical) | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Maxon | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Future City | 3.3 miles | 16 |
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 Grahamville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28185086 | 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 493086. 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.











