Grants Lick, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Grants Lick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41001. The Survey maps it on the De Mossville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1929 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS De Mossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS De Mossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS De Mossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Grants Lick between 2010 and 2012, burning about 68 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 | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 53 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | KLEIN FIRE |
| 23 October 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RECTOR RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Grants Lick: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Grove Yard | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grants Lick in 16 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. 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 2012 | Tornado (EF3) | Grants Lick | $1,000,000 | The tornado initially touched down in south central Campbell County at 1639 EST near Peach Grove Road and crossed Fisher Road northwest of Peach Grove. The tornado then crossed into Pendleton County at 1641 EST after producing high end EF3 damage along Reid Ridge Road near the Campbell and Pendleton County line. The tornado then moved across Mays Road producing significant and widespread EF2 to low end EF3 damage. The tornado then crossed AA highway and eventually the Ohio River, after crossing Kentucky Highway 8. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed of the tornado was estimated to be 160 miles per hour in Campbell County and 140 miles per hour in Pendleton County. The tornado traveled a total of 2.68 miles in Campbell County, and 4 miles in Pendleton County. The tornado then moved into Clermont County Ohio at 1646 EST, where it hit the town of Moscow, causing EF3 damage. The tornado continued on the ground across Clermont County, crossing into Brown County at 1658 EST. The tornado then lifted south of Hamersville in western Brown County at 1702 EST. This tornado caused extensive damage to structures and trees along its entire path on both sides of the Ohio River. Numerous homes were very heavily damaged or destroyed. Many homes lost their roofs, having complete exterior wall failure. Some modular homes were completely removed from their foundations, lifted, and thrown in excess of 100 yards where they were destroyed. The damage in Ohio from this tornado was consistent with maximum winds estimated at 160 miles per hour in Clermont County, and 100 miles per hour in Brown County. The tornado traveled a total of 11.04 miles in Clermont County, and 2.69 miles in Brown County. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grants Lick | $25,000 | Twenty-nine trees of various sizes were knocked down at a residence on Lees Rd. Some were snapped and some were uprooted. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grants Lick | $25,000 | Several homes and structures in Grants Lick sustained minor damage. A barn was destroyed along US Route 27. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grants Lick | $5,000 | Several trees were reported down in the southern portions of Campbell County due to thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grants Lick | $3,000 | Several trees were reported knocked down in the Grants Lick area. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grants Lick | $3,000 | Several trees were downed across the Morning View area. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Grants Lick | $2,000 | A few roads were flooded. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grants Lick | $1,000 | A tree was downed near Grants Lick Elementary School. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grants Lick | $1,000 | Trees and tree limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Grants Lick | $1,000 | Three roads were closed due to flash flooding. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grants Lick | - | Thunderstorm winds were measured at 62 mph. |
| October 2016 | Hail | Grants Lick | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Grants Lick | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Grants Lick | - | no account filed |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grants Lick | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Grants Lick | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlane | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Clay Ridge (historical) | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Abbott (historical) | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Plum Creek (historical) | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Pleasant Ridge (historical) | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Aspen Grove | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Dry Ridge (historical) | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hopeful (historical) | 3.0 miles | 11 |
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 Q122547962 | 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 493122. 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.







