Hardmoney, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the St. Johns-Freemont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42003. The Survey maps it on the Symsonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1936 USGS Symsonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Hickory quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Symsonia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Symsonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Hardmoney between 1997 and 2018, burning about 208 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HOMES ROAD |
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 Hardmoney: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunning Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hardmoney in 8 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 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 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Hardmoney | $1,300,000 | An EF-2 tornado began at 11:08 AM CST just west of the intersection of Old Mayfield Road and McNeil Road. Traveling north-northeast, the tornado paralleled Old Mayfield Road, doing significant roof, siding, and fascia damage to numerous homes and a few businesses. A few homes had most of their roofing structures completely removed. Several outbuildings were completely destroyed. County emergency management officials assessed the damage and found four homes were destroyed and 68 homes were damaged. Numerous wooden power poles were snapped or tilted by tornadic winds. After crossing Hardmoney Road, the tornado did damage to homes, trees, and outbuildings along Michael Drive West before dissipating around 11:10 AM CST. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped, and dozens more suffered major tree limb damage. Additionally, strong straight-line inflow winds of 80 to 90 mph caused tree damage and minor structural damage along Michael Drive East. Peak winds were estimated near 125 mph. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardmoney | $4,000 | Large trees were blown down. One vehicle ran into a downed tree. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardmoney | $1,000 | Tree limbs were blown down along Highway 348. Most of the limbs were small, but there were four larger limbs down in yards around the area. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Hardmoney | - | Flash flooding on the 15th transitioned to areal flooding around midnight on the 16th. Several roads remained closed due to flooding, including Highways 1255, 787, and 348. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Hardmoney | - | A few state roads were closed by flash flooding of creeks. Kentucky Highway 994 was closed south of Lone Oak, Kentucky 339 was closed in the Mayfield Creek bottoms near Melber, and Kentucky 349 was closed near the Graves County line. |
| January 2021 | Flash Flood | Hardmoney | - | Flash flooding of Champion Creek prompted the closure of Highway 994. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardmoney | - | Four to six inch tree limbs were blown down. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardmoney | - | A swath of wind damage about 100 yards long occurred in a wooded area. Several very large oak trees were blown down. Some tin roofing was blown off an old barn. The damage was off of Kentucky Highway 450 about 100 yards from the Graves County line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett (historical) | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Freemont | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Oaks | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Woods (historical) | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Krebs | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sheehan Bridge | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Sunny Slope (historical) | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Black Cat (historical) | 4.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 493731. 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.





