New Providence, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the New Concord census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42049. The Survey maps it on the New Concord quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1936 USGS New Concord quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS New Concord quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS New Concord quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS New Concord quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of New Providence between 1998 and 2012, burning about 442 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 28 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Smoking | 311 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | CLAYTON TOWN INCIDENT |
| 11 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | SWEATT |
| 29 June 2012 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | PERKINS |
| 5 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of New Providence: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spinks Clay Number 10 Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Spinks Clay Number 10 Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Blood River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tennessee Asphalt Company #2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Tennessee Asphalt Company No. 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Providence in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 2 heavy rain, 1 lightning, 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 2018 | Lightning | New Providence | $1,000 | A tree was struck by lightning and fell down on a road. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | New Providence | - | Flash flooding, with up to 3 ft of water over the road, occurred at Speaker Trail on KY-121. Radar estimated 3 inches of rain fell through the morning in the area. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | New Providence | - | Water was over Highway 121 between mile markers 3 and 4, southeast of Murray. High water signs were posted, but the road was not closed. |
| January 2012 | Heavy Rain | New Providence | - | Several roads were flooded, but all of them were reopened by the morning commute. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia (historical) | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Craigtown (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Stone (historical) | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Locust Grove (historical) | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Steeleville (historical) | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Cherry Corner (historical) | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hickory Grove (historical) | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Old Salem (historical) | 4.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 499380. 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.





