Nelsonville, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Boston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40107. It lies near Carter Knob. The Survey maps it on the Nelsonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Nelsonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Nelsonville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Nelsonville between 1999 and 2011, burning about 217 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Nelsonville: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Fork Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nelsonville in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Nelsonville | 1 killed, $10,000 | At 3:40 am, Nelson County Dispatch was notified of a water rescue on the 2800 block of Nelsonville Road. When responders reached the car, the 74 year old female driver was deceased inside. |
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Nelsonville | $50,000 | A long swath of wind damage showed signs of an intermittent embedded tornado. The tornado destroyed an outbuilding, and knocked the top half off a silo. Near Patton Road, there was an enhanced area of tree damage, with the trees laying in a convergent path, consistent with tornadic damage. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelsonville | - | A tree was blown down onto the Bluegrass Parkway near the Hardin County line. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Nelsonville | - | A water rescue occurred on Patton Road. |
| November 2022 | Hail | Nelsonville | - | Half dollar sized hail was observed in the Nelsonville community. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Nelsonville | - | Exit 10 on Bluegrass Parkway have high water signs for entrance and exit ramps. High water and flooding also observed on KY 733 near mile post 3 and 12. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Gap | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| New Haven | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Culvertown | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bellwood | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Balltown | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Cravens | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Gethsemane | 7.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508686. 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.




