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Highlands, Kentucky

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Louisville East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40205. The Survey maps it on the Louisville East quadrangle.

Highlands within Jefferson County

On record in Highlands

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 within a mile 12 of 15 shown

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Every listing in Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 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

1 photograph, 2020

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.

Sign in a store window in the lively Highlands Neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky's largest city, which highlights three of the common pronunciations, or mispronunciations, depending upon who is hearing them, of the city name
Sign in a store window in the lively Highlands Neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky's largest city, which highlights three of the common pronunciations, or mispronunciations, depending upon who is hearing them, of the city name
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

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 Highlands: 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cargill Salt/ Clarksville, Ind.SaltPlant
Globe Union/ Louisville, Ky.LeadUnknown
Louisville Crushed Stone MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pilot Co. PitMagnesitePast Producer
First Street YardSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Martha E. Green DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Nugent PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this place

52 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highlands in 52 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 34 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 6 flood, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2017Thunderstorm WindHighlands$50,000A large tree fell on a vehicle and also a home resulting in structural damage.
December 2007FloodHighlands$30,000Two water rescues were performed in and near Cherokee Park in the Louisville Metropolitan area. One person was rescued from a car in the Dog Hill area of the park. A second vehicle was trapped in high water near the park, in the vicinity of Alta Vista Road and Maple Road.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindHighlands$30,000A gas station awning was damaged and a large oak tree was felled by winds estimated at 70 kts in the Hillcrest area of Louisville.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHighlands$20,000There was a report of a tree down on a car on Grinstead Drive.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindHighlands$20,000A large tree fell along Woodbourne Avenue, crushing a car.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindHighlands$15,000Local broadcast media reported numerous tree limbs fell on a vehicle.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHighlands$10,000A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report of large trees down on power lines in the area as a result of severe thunderstorm winds.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindHighlands$10,000The public reported to the NWS that severe thunderstorm winds brought down a tree onto a building.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindHighlands$10,000The public reported to the NWS that severe thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on a building.
October 2007HailHighlands$10,000Hail 1.25 inch in diameter fell in the Crescent Hill area with a storm that later produced a brief EF0 tornado farther east.
May 2012Flash FloodHighlands$5,000Flooding on Lexington Road stalled several cars.
October 2007Tornado (EF0)Highlands$3,000The EF-0 tornado touched down briefly at a grocery store at 2200 Brownsboro Road. It blew out windows in the grocery and in a dry cleaners located in the same structure. A shopping cart corral was blown into a car, and a large power pole was blown down.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHighlands$2,000An NWS employee reported trees down near the intersection of Baxter Ave. and Grinstead Drive. She also reported that a tree fell on her house, which is located just off Bardstown Road.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHighlands-A tree was blown down across Etley Avenue in Louisville.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHighlands-A tree was blown down across the road near the intersection of Lexington Road and Payne Street in Louisville.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHighlands-A tree was blown down, bringing power lines down with it near the 2100 block of Lexington Road in Louisville.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Power lines fell on Hepburn Avenue.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Trees were blown down on Story Avenue in Louisville.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Trees were down on Grinstead Drive near Interstate 64.
February 2020FloodHighlands-Media reports stated Frankfort Avenue between Story and River Road was closed due to high water.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindHighlands-A tree was reported down on the 1900 block of Deer Park.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindHighlands-A billboard was blown down in the middle of the road at the intersection of Grinstead Drive and Lexington Road.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindHighlands-A large tree was blown down near the intersection of Lowell Avenue and Lakeside Drive. There were also multiple power outages around Louisville Metro.
June 2018FloodHighlands-Water was reported over the roadway in Cherokee Park.
February 2018Flash FloodHighlands-Amateur radio operators reported exit ramps were closed due to high water on Interstate 64 and Story Avenue.
February 2018FloodHighlands-Mellwood Avenue flooded from Edith Road to Brownsboro Road due to flooding.
February 2018FloodHighlands-Adams Street from Story Avenue to Cabel Street closed due to high water and flooding.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Trees were down along River Road just northeast of downtown.
July 2018Flash FloodHighlands-A local TV station showed video of Lexington Road flooded.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Local broadcast media reported that two trees were blown down on Mellwood Avenue east of downtown Louisville.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Local broadcast media reported several large trees were blown over blocking portions of Cherokee Parkway.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Local law enforcement reported trees down on Payne Street and Grinstead Drive.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Broadcast media reported to the NWS that trees were down on River Road.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Local law enforcement reported trees down near Cherokee Park.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Trees were reported down blocking the road near the intersection of Brownsboro and Birchwood Road.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Local broadcast meteorologists reported trees were down near Dundee Road and Strathmoor Boulevard.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHighlands-The public reported trees down in the area.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Trees were reported down in the area.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHighlands-A trained spotter reported a 10 inch diameter tree fell across the road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHighlands-A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report of trees and power poles down in the area from severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHighlands-A broadcast media meteorologist relayed a report of trees down near the intersection of Frankfort Avenue and Story Avenue.
October 2014HailHighlands-Hail up to the size of quarters fell near the intersection of Frankfort and Ewing Avenues.
June 2013Flash FloodHighlands-The public reported that Frankfort Avenue north of Story Ave. was flooded.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Local law enforcement reported two trees down in Cherokee Park.
July 2012HailHighlands-Quarter sized hail fell in the Crescent hill neighborhood.
November 2011FloodHighlands-Local law enforcement reported that Blevins Gap Road and Frankfort Avenue were closed due to high water.
September 2009Flash FloodHighlands-Six inches of water was flowing over Brownsboro Road at Lindsay Avenue.
August 2009Flash FloodHighlands-Brownsboro Road was closed west of Clifton.
February 2008Flash FloodHighlands-Lindssy Avenue was flooded near the V. A. Hospital.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Trees were downed at Eastern Parkway and Barrett Ave, Scottsville Road and Paoli Pike...Highway 146 at Locus and Old Taylorsville Road at Rehl.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHighlands-Trees were downed.
March 2017HailHighlands-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson 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
Strathmoor Manor1.5 miles17
German Town1.5 miles17
Seneca Gardens1.6 miles17
Strathmoor Village1.6 miles17
Audubon Park1.8 miles17
Strathmoor Gardens1.9 miles17
Parkway Village2.0 miles17
Cliftons2.0 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 494223. 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.

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.