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Lewisport, Kentucky

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Lewisport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42351. It stands on Yellow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lewisport quadrangle. 1,767 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 397 feet above sea level.

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Lewisport within Hancock County

On record in Lewisport

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 7 records

Population over time

2 figures

Lewisport grew from 1,670 to 1,767 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,670
20201,767+97 (+6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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.

Fires near this place

4 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Lewisport between 2001 and 2013, burning about 206 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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
Recreation and ceremony2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 April 2001Debris and open burning95 acresHoosier National ForestNEWTONVILLE
10 April 2013Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryOAK ROAD
11 March 2010Recreation and ceremony8.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
27 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined98 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hancock County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Lewisport: 6 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
American Olean Tile Tract No. 1ClayProducer
American Olean Tile Tract No. 1ClayProducer
American Olean Tile Tract No. 2ClayProducer
Can-Tex PitClayProducer
Cannelton MineClayUnknown
Lewisport Mine No. 3ClayUnknown
Lewisport Shale PlantClayProducer
Owensboro Brick PlantClayProducer
West Point Brick and Clay PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Hancock County

Storms near this place

40 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lewisport in 40 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 28 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2016Thunderstorm WindLewisport$30,000A Hancock County official reported several trees down in the area, one of which fell on a truck. The majority of the storm damage was reported in the Lewisport area.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLewisport$25,000State officials reported several trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds. One tree fell onto a house.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLewisport$15,000Local law enforcement reported a tree fell on a vehicle due to severe thunderstorm winds.
September 2018Tornado (EF0)Lewisport$6,000This tree-top level tornado did all of its damage 20 to 30 feet above ground. Never more than 50 yards wide, the first evidence of the tornado touching down was one mile south of the water tower on Thomas Lane, where it downed several large branches that blocked the road. Moving northeast over forested land, the next evidence was more tree trunks and branches snapped on Poplar Grove Rd just north of the intersection with Hilldale Rd. The tornado then continued to skip northeast, snapping branches and trunks to the west of Frank Luttrell Rd, before crossing the road and causing minor roof damage to the metal roof of a barn and snapping more tree limbs a third of a mile southeast of North Hancock Elementary School. The tornado dropped small branches and leaves along its path as it continued northeast. The last major tree damage was observed around a home on Adair Rd, where trees were uprooted and trunks snapped in a cyclonic pattern around the home. The only damage to the home, however, was minor roof damage from a branch falling on it. The storm then crossed Adair Rd, lifting somewhere in a wooded area west of a large pond near Beauchamp Lane, where residents witnessed its dissipation.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLewisport$5,000Severe thunderstorm winds peeled the roof off a home on Lake Street in Lewisport.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindLewisport$5,000Local law enforcement reported that a storage building was destroyed. Roof damage was noted with a few nearby homes.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindLewisport$5,000An amateur radio operator reported that a barn was destroyed along State Highway 334.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLewisport$2,000Local law enforcement reported trees down on a power line blocking Sand Hill Road.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindLewisport-A tree was blocking the driveway of Heartland Villa.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLewisport-Power lines were downed along McGill Lane in Lewisport.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLewisport-Scattered trees were down county wide. Some were impacting power lines.
June 2023Flash FloodLewisport-Flash flooding was identified around Riverview Drive and Holland Avenue. There were also flooding issues on US 60 about 1 mile east of Lewisport.
August 2020Flash FloodLewisport-County Route 657 was closed due to flooding.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindLewisport-Trees were reported down at Roberts Lane in Lewisport, Kentucky.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindLewisport-A tree was reported down on State Road 334 between Lewisport and the county line. There was also general wind damage in Lewisport.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindLewisport-Power lines and trees were down on Pell Street in Lewisport.
February 2018FloodLewisport-Numerous roads closed across county due to high water, including KY 334, KY 3543, KY 3101, KY 1403, KY 661, and KY 1389.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLewisport-The Hancock emergency manager reported 4 to 5 trees down over roadways in the Lewisport area.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindLewisport-The local emergency manager estimated that winds up to 70 mph downed several trees in Lewisport.
April 2011FloodLewisport-An observer reported 2.89 inches of rain, resulting in several county road closures.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLewisport-The Kentucky mesonet site in Hancock county measured a wind gust of 66 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLewisport-A fully mature tree knocked down in northern Hancock County. Several power lines were downed as well.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLewisport-A trained spotter reported estimated thunderstorm winds of up to 60 mph.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindLewisport-Several large tree limbs were reported down.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindLewisport-Several trees were blown down.
June 2006Flash FloodLewisport-Sand Hill Road and U.S. Highway 60 were closed due to high water.
September 2006Flash FloodLewisport-Some streets were flooded. Some were closed and impassable.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindLewisport-Trees and power lines were downed.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindLewisport-Trees and power lines were downed.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindLewisport-Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1998HailLewisport-Co-op observer reported dime size hail.
June 2006HailLewisport-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLewisport-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLewisport-no account filed
September 2006HailLewisport-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindLewisport-no account filed
November 2005Thunderstorm WindLewisport-no account filed
June 1998HailLewisport-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindLewisport-no account filed
May 1998HailLewisport-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hancock 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
Waitman3.3 miles18
Adair4.1 miles22
Petri5.2 miles22
Tywhapity Bottoms (historical)6.5 miles16
Hawesville8.2 miles22
Chambers9.3 miles17
Floral11.4 miles17
Goering12.0 miles17

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 LewisportAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1808020The 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 496341. 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.