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Middleburg, Kentucky

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Middleburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42541. It stands on Knob Lick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Yosemite quadrangle. It stands 860 feet above sea level.

Middleburg within Casey County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

52 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Middleburg between 1998 and 2020, burning about 769 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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
Debris and open burning24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Arson/incendiarism9
Recreation and ceremony6
Equipment and vehicle use2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
11 June 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
6 April 2013Debris and open burning15 acresKentucky Division of ForestryMCQUEEN
21 April 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryMOCCASIN
17 April 2008Debris and open burning35 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
8 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryGREY HOUSE
8 March 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
5 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
5 March 2007Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Casey County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Middleburg: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Roadcut Bench Clay BedClayProspect

Every working recorded in Casey County

Storms near this place

16 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middleburg in 16 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 flood, 1 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 2018Thunderstorm WindMiddleburg$15,000A few large trees down as well as a barn down.
December 2019FloodMiddleburg$10,000A vehicle stalled in high water on Highway 198 near East Highway 70. This area is a known flood area.
April 2025Flash FloodMiddleburg-There was water flowing over Mill Dam Road.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindMiddleburg-There were multiple trees down between Middlesburg and Yosemite. There were also two barns heavily damaged and a house with part of its roof torn off.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMiddleburg-There were trees down over Kentucky 198.
January 2022Flash FloodMiddleburg-KY 198 (Middleburg Road) was closed due to flash flooding in Middleburg. Damage amount unknown.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindMiddleburg-A tree fell down near the intersection of Kentucky 70 and Kentucky 501.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindMiddleburg-There was a report of a tree down on East Kentucky 70 near Calvary Ridge Road.
September 2020FloodMiddleburg-There was widespread flooding reported near Yosemite. Highway 70 near 198 was closed due to high water.
September 2020FloodMiddleburg-One residence was evacuated near Highway 198 and Mill Dam road. The Green River at McKinney was at 10.7 feet.
June 2018Flash FloodMiddleburg-State Road 198 was closed due to flooding over the roadway.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindMiddleburg-Trees were blocking North Kentucky 501.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindMiddleburg-County officials reported trees down on Kentucky Highway 198.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindMiddleburg-A few large trees were toppled near Middleburg.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindMiddleburg-Trees were downed.
April 2006HailMiddleburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Casey 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
Yosemite0.8 miles8
Stapp (historical)2.9 miles8
Lanhamtown3.6 miles7
Calvary (historical)4.2 miles8
Moore4.3 miles7
Lawhorn Hill4.3 miles8
Knob Lick (historical)4.7 miles8
Duncan5.0 miles8

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 MiddleburgAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6841731The 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 498151. 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.