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Greenup, Kentucky

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Greenup census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41144. It stands on Town Branch. The Survey maps it on the Greenup quadrangle. 1,095 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 525 feet above sea level.

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Greenup within Greenup County

On record in Greenup

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Greenup fell from 1,188 to 1,095 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,188
20201,095-93 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

5 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Laurel Furnace, KY 1 & Laurel Creek Road, Oldtown, Greenup County, KY
Laurel Furnace, KY 1 & Laurel Creek Road, Oldtown, Greenup County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Hunnewell Iron Furnace, Junction of State Routes 2 & 1773, Hunnewell, Greenup County, KY
Hunnewell Iron Furnace, Junction of State Routes 2 & 1773, Hunnewell, Greenup County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Hopewell Bridge, Spanning Little Sandy River, Hopewell, Greenup County, KY
Hopewell Bridge, Spanning Little Sandy River, Hopewell, Greenup County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Buffalo Furnace, Entrance to Greenbo Lake Park, KY 1, Greenup, Greenup County, KY
Buffalo Furnace, Entrance to Greenbo Lake Park, KY 1, Greenup, Greenup County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Bennett's Mill Bridge, Spanning Tygart's Creek, East Tygart's Creek Road (CR 1215), Lynn, Greenup County, KY
Bennett's Mill Bridge, Spanning Tygart's Creek, East Tygart's Creek Road (CR 1215), Lynn, Greenup County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

175 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Greenup between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,824 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 40 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
Debris and open burning60
Missing data/not specified/undetermined47
Arson/incendiarism40
Recreation and ceremony16
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWayne National ForestJANIE FIRE
28 September 1998Arson/incendiarism10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
28 September 1998Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
19 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
10 September 2018Power generation/transmission/distribution250 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources11905
1 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresWayne National ForestSNAP 2 FIRE
24 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined45 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
9 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greenup County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Greenup: 6 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Franklin Furnace PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Franklin Furnace PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Haverhill Plant & DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Bush-Corn MineClayPast Producer
Hoods Run MineClayPast Producer
Madden MineClayPast Producer
Smith MineClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Greenup County

Storms near this place

33 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenup in 33 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 3 flash flood, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Greenup$2,000,000A broken path of damage was noted on the Kentucky side of the tornado track, beginning at the Riverview Cemetery west of Greenup. Additional damage occurred on Seaton Avenue near South 5th Street and in the Greenup Fairgrounds, where a few buildings suffered roof damage and a large tree fell onto another building. The tornado then likely tracked along the Ohio River before intersecting land again on the Kentucky side and causing roof and tree damage to several homes along Calumet Drive.
May 2011Flash FloodGreenup$500,000Serious urban street flooding occurred around such communities as Bellefonte, Russell, and Flatwoods. Water surrounded homes and businesses. A trailer was swept away in Flatwoods. A few rural streams, such as Indian Run, flooded in the eastern portion of the county. Damage to roads occurred.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindGreenup$80,000A section of roof was blown off an apartment building, damaging some vehicles in the adjacent parking lot.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindGreenup$40,000Trees were blown down in the town of Greenup. Overhead wires were brought down by the trees. At least one vehicle was damaged when a garage door was blown off.
June 2015Flash FloodGreenup$15,000Route 827 was flooded and closed along Coal Branch. No dwellings were known to flood. Rain estimates were around 2 inches in 1 to 2 hours.
July 2009Heavy RainGreenup$10,000Rains of 1.5 to 2 inches in an hour caused urban street and poor drainage flooding. Underpasses were briefly closed.
May 2001Flash FloodGreenup$10,000Streams feeding the East Fork of the Little Sandy River flooded and damaged roads. White Oak Creek also overflowed.
November 2013Thunderstorm WindGreenup$5,000Several trees were blown down, but no significant damage occurred to structures.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindGreenup$5,000Several trees were blown down. Some trees fell onto power lines.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindGreenup$5,000no account filed
August 2023Thunderstorm WindGreenup$2,000Within the Greenup township, a tree was blown down across State Route 2, taking down phone and cable lines as well. Down the road near Wurtland, another tree fell down onto Leadingham Road near State Route 207.
February 2020FloodGreenup$2,000As the Ohio River began to rise in the town of Greenup, 5th Street was closed due to flooding.
February 2020FloodGreenup$2,000The Ohio River rose above its 54 foot minor flood stage at the Lloyd Greenup Lock on the morning of the 14th, cresting around 55 feet just after midnight on the 15th. The river returned to its banks later on that afternoon. Minor flooding of mainly low-lying areas from backwater occurred.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindGreenup$1,500Tree and power line damage occurred along Henson Road in Greenup.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindGreenup$1,000Large branches were blown down.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindGreenup$1,000Fallen trees were along Route 2.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindGreenup$1,000no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindGreenup$500Several trees and power lines were blown down in Flatwoods.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindGreenup$200A tree was blown down along State Route 3307 between Greenup and Little Sandy.
February 2011FloodGreenup-Near the mouth of the East Fork of the Little Sandy River, Route 207 was flooded. Nearby, the water from Grassy Creek flooded Route 1459 in the Low Gap vicinity.
June 2010HailGreenup-Nickel size hail fell.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindGreenup-Trees were blown down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindGreenup-Trees fell across Route 3307.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindGreenup-Trees were blown down along Route 1 and Route 2.
March 2011HailGreenup-no account filed
May 2011HailGreenup-no account filed
May 2011HailGreenup-no account filed
May 2010HailGreenup-no account filed
May 2009HailGreenup-no account filed
June 2008HailGreenup-no account filed
December 2005HailGreenup-no account filed
April 2000HailGreenup-no account filed
July 1998HailGreenup-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greenup County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Wurtland3.2 miles18
Lloyd3.7 miles18
Raceland Junction4.0 miles18
Oliver Station4.0 miles18
Poplar Highlands4.4 miles18
Melrose5.6 miles17
Argillite5.8 miles14
Lynn5.8 miles13

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 GreenupAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2686232The 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 493340. 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.