Middletown, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Berea census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40403. It lies near Dead Horse Knob. The Survey maps it on the Berea quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Berea quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Berea quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
63 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Middletown between 1997 and 2019, burning about 450 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
25 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middletown in 25 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Middletown | $15,000 | Local law enforcement reported that standing water flooded several cars near Berea. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | $10,000 | The Madison County emergency manager reported power lines down in the Berea area. Power outages due to severe thunderstorm winds were also reported near the intersection of Highway 52W and KY 595. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | $4,000 | Local media reported several trees and power lines down near Berea. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | A few trees fell down near Ellipse Street and the Walnut Meadow area. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | A tree and debris were reported in the road at Old US Highway 25 and Highway 1016 in Berea. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | Trees were down along Highway 1016 in Berea. |
| November 2019 | Flash Flood | Middletown | - | Parts of Highway 1016 were closed due to water running over the roadway. Other county roads had water issues, mainly in the southern half of Madison County. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | Trained spotters reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Middletown | - | A trained spotter reported ping pong size hail near Berea. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Middletown | - | Public report of 1.75 hail in Berea. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Middletown | - | A Kentucky state official reported that there was sporadic flash flooding around town. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | The Berea police reported a tree down on Clay Lane. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | Local media reported several trees down near Berea. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | Local law enforcement reported a tree down on Paint Lick Road. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | A tree was blown down in Berea. Power lines were also reported down. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | Emergency management reported power outages and trees down across Berea. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | Local Emergency Management reported a tree down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | Trees were downed at Johnson Rd, Gabbertown Rd, and at 21 East. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middletown | - | Trees were blown on to power lines. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Middletown | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Middletown | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blythewood Estates (historical) | 0.1 miles | 18 | |
| Berea | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Farristown | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Whites | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Slate Lick | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Wallaceton | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Bobtown | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Buggytown | 4.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 498158. 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.
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.







