Lindseyville, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Brownsville North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42210. It stands on White Oak Fork. The Survey maps it on the Brownsville quadrangle. It stands 692 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1922 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Lindseyville between 1998 and 2017, burning about 600 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 400 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mammoth Cave National Park | TAURUS |
| 8 March 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lindseyville: 4 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Coal, Coal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Spring Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dismal Creek Eastwall Clay Pit | Clay, Coal | Prospect | ||
| Dismal Creek Quarry | Fire Clay (Refractory), Rock Asphalt, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dismal Creek West Clay Pit | Coal, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Irving Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Vincent Prospect Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Johnson Mine Clay Pit | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lindseyville in 3 storm reports between 2018 and 2021: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Lindseyville | - | There was a rapid rise in water over East Harris Road. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindseyville | - | A tree was downed on Indian Creek Road. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindseyville | - | One tree was reportedly blocking P Lindsey Road, and another tree was blocking Poplar Springs Road. Both trees were in the Sweeden Area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeden | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Woodside | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Windyville | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Ridgedale | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Black Gold | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Kyrock | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Brownsville | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Bee Spring | 3.7 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 Lindseyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690832 | 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 496576. 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.







