Hadley, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hadley-Browning census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42101. It stands on Belcher Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hadley quadrangle. It stands 669 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1914 USGS Little Muddy quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Hadley quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Hadley quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Hadley between 1997 and 2010, burning about 320 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1999 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 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 Hadley: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Grove Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
16 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hadley in 16 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hadley | - | There were 20 to 30 trees knocked down from strong thunderstorm winds on a farm along Morgantown Road. |
| November 2019 | Flood | Hadley | - | About a foot of water was flowing across Hadley Cohron Road, about a mile west of Highway 626. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Hadley | - | KY 626 closed at US 231 due to high water and flooding. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hadley | - | A public report was received of trees down due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Hadley | - | Quarter-sized hail was reported just north of Hadley, in Warren County. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Hadley | - | Location is estimated. The report of penny size hail was on the Butler and Warren County line. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hadley | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees across the intersection of Highways 231 and 626. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hadley | - | Several trees were downed. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hadley | - | A two foot diameter tree was downed and blocking a roadway. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Hadley | - | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Hail | Hadley | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Hadley | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Hadley | - | no account filed |
| February 2002 | Hail | Hadley | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Hadley | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Hadley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Guy | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Barren River | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Benleo | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Clark Landing | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Greencastle | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Blue Level | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Mount Pisgah (historical) | 7.1 miles | 14 |
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 Hadley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690513 | 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 508154. 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.






