Grassy Lick, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Mount Sterling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40353. The Survey maps it on the Sideview quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1952 USGS Sideview quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Sideview quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Grassy Lick between 2002 and 2011, burning about 12 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 | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SR 486 |
| 20 March 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | AARONS RUN |
| 27 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 November 2005 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Grassy Lick: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grassy Lick in 18 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | $30,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on US 460. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | $500 | Dispatch relayed a report of trees blown down onto power lines on Howell Drennen Road southeast of Grassy Lick. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | Multiple trees were reported down at 3298 Prewitt-Grassy Lick Rd. near Mount Sterling, KY. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | Multiple trees were reported down at 3991 Grassy Lick Rd. near Mount Sterling, KY. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | Dispatch reported powerlines blown down west of Mount Sterling with a tree down on Sidney Drive in Mount Sterling. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | A trained spotter reported multiple trees were blown down. Damage to a barn as well as roofs of other outbuildings was incurred near the intersection of U.S. Highway 460 and Chiles Highway near Sideview northwest of Mount Sterling. |
| April 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Grassy Lick | - | Dispatch relayed a report of a brief funnel cloud near Grassy Lick on Grassy Lick Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | Trees were blown down at Prewitt Grassy Creek. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | Trees were blown down at the intersection of Donaldson and White Turkey and on Chiles Highway. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | Trees were blown down in Kiddville. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | Trees were blown down on Donaldson Rd near the Clark county line. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | Trees were blown down on Donaldson Rd near the Clark county line. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | A tree was blown down along Howell Drennon Road west of Mount Sterling. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | A barn was damaged on the Montgomery and Clark county line. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassy Lick | - | Branches had to be removed from a roadway in order for vehicles to pass. |
| August 2009 | Flood | Grassy Lick | - | Hinkston Creek was reported to be flooding and still rising, with portions of east Main Street, South Queen Street, and West Locust Street closed due to high water. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Grassy Lick | - | Substantial flooding reported at the intersection of Spencer and Whitaker Lanes on east side of town. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Grassy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sideview | 2.4 miles | 7 | |
| Reid Village | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Aarons Run (historical) | 3.4 miles | 5 | |
| Prewitt | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Plum Lick (historical) | 4.3 miles | 5 | |
| Klondike | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Sterling | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Calk (historical) | 4.6 miles | 8 |
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 Q122553612 | 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 493163. 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.




