Ilsley, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Dawson Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42408. The Survey maps it on the Saint Charles quadrangle. It stands 486 feet above sea level.
On record in Ilsley
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Richard Salmon Houselisted 1988 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1909 USGS Dawson Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1911 USGS Dawson Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Saint Charles quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Saint Charles quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Ilsley between 1998 and 2017, burning about 584 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LONE TREE FIRE |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Ilsley: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles Clay | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ilsley in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ilsley | $20,000 | Numerous large trees were downed on the Western Kentucky Parkway/I-69 between Central City and Dawson Springs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamby | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Union Temple (historical) | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Charles | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sixseam (historical) | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Charleston | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Murphy Ford | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Southard | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Walnut Grove (historical) | 4.4 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 Ilsley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690681 | 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 494887. 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.







