BlockGriderville, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hiseville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42127. The Survey maps it on the Hiseville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1935 USGS Horse Cave quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Horse Cave quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Hiseville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Hiseville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Griderville between 1999 and 2008, burning about 65 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 29 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Smoking | 16 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | 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 Griderville: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Cave Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Griderville in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Griderville | 1 hurt | A tornado tracked across northern Barren County during the early morning hours on Thursday, April 3rd. The tornado was on the ground for just under five miles and about five minutes, tracking from the southwest to the northeast. The tornado peaked at|EF2 intensity with maximum winds of 120 mph and had a maximum width of approximately 400 yards.||The tornado first touched down along Jack Turner Road, approximately three and a half miles east-southeast of Cave City. An older wooden barn was completely destroyed; given the construction of the barn, a more conservative wind estimate of 105 mph was given for this damage. The tornado then tracked over open farmland for about one mile before causing damage to several structures along Spillman Road. Parts of the roof were taken off of several barns, and additional damage to a mobile home was noted. Winds in this area were estimated at EF1 strength, between 90 and 95 mph.||As the tornado moved across US Route 31E, more significant damage was observed with a roof being blown off a single story home. Damage from this house was thrown a quarter of a mile downstream, with winds in this area being estimated at 120 mph, or EF2 strength. About 400 yards downstream, several barns and other outbuildings were impacted by the tornado, with damage ranging from minor peeling of roofing material to complete destruction of a shed.||The intensity of the tornado was difficult to assess over the next one and a quarter miles as it once again passed over mainly open farmland. Another area of significant structural damage occurred along Hiseville Bear Wallow Road, where substantial losses of roofing material was observed at one residence, and the entire roof was taken off another residence. The damage in this area was consistent with wind speeds of 115 to |120 mph, or EF2 strength. Scattered snapped and uprooted trees were also observed in this area.||Damage intensity lessened considerably beyond this point, with minor tree damage noted just west of Rock Springs Church Road, indicative of EF0 strength with 80 mph winds. The tornado lifted near Rock Springs Church Road, about 0.6 miles south of the Hart County line. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griderville | $200,000 | Over 160 structures were damaged in a 2-3 mile wide swath extending 15 miles from near Hiseville in Barren County northeast across Metcalfe into Green County. Three EF-1 tornadoes, with maximum winds of 100-110 mph were embedded within this area. Outside of the tornadoes, maximum winds were estimated at 70-90 mph. In Barren County, the most significant damage was in and near Hiseville, where a commercial radio tower collapsed in the high winds, and multiple barns and other outbuildings were flattened. |
| January 2022 | Flash Flood | Griderville | - | Flash flooding occurred along KY SR 70 (Hiseville Road) in low elevation spots along roadway. Damage amount unknown. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodnight | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bear Wallow | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Hiseville | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Coral Hill | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Halfway | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Cave City | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Park | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Lecta | 7.1 miles | 13 |
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 Griderville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65075960 | 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 508137. 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.