Jericho, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Buffalo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42748. The Survey maps it on the Hodgenville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Hodgenville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Jericho between 1998 and 2014, burning about 106 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 April 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 210 FIRE |
| 16 March 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Jericho: 2 prospects. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 84 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Rolling Fork Roadcut | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jericho in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jericho | $75,000 | A barn was blown down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jericho | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the eastern part of LaRue County. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Jericho | - | Herbert Howell Road was closed due to high water. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jericho | - | A newly constructed metal garage work building was destroyed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Malt (historical) | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| South Buffalo | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Leafdale | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Ginseng | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Sherman | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Boundary Oak | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| White City (historical) | 5.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508336. 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.



