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Nicholasville, Kentucky

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Nicholasville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40356. The Survey maps it on the Nicholasville quadrangle. 31,093 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 938 feet above sea level.

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Nicholasville within Jessamine County

On record in Nicholasville

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 47 shown

Every listing in Jessamine County

Surveyed buildings and structures 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Nicholasville grew from 28,015 to 31,093 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201028,015
202031,093+3,078 (+11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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.

Photographs

2 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Camp Nelson National Cemetery, 6980 Danville Road, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, KY
Camp Nelson National Cemetery, 6980 Danville Road, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
J. Burdine Building, 200 East Maple Street, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, KY
J. Burdine Building, 200 East Maple Street, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

1 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Nicholasville in 2014, burning about 3 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
Recreation and ceremony1

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
27 March 2014Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryNEELY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jessamine County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nicholasville: 1 producer, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Lexington Quarry CompanyStone, Crushed/Broken, ZincProducer
Miss KateSand and Gravel, Construction, ZincPlant

Every working recorded in Jessamine County

Storms near this place

45 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nicholasville in 45 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 37 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 2 deaths. 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
May 2006Thunderstorm WindNicholasville1 killed, $20,000A tree was blown on to a passing vehicle on U.S. Highway 68 near Catnip Road, killing the driver.
May 2007LightningNicholasville1 killedA 55 year old man was struck by lightning and killed instantly as he was mowing his lawn.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindNicholasville$50,000Straight line winds destroyed a barn.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNicholasville$20,000Trees reported fallen on two vehicles.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindNicholasville$3,000The Jessamine County emergency manager relayed several reports of trees and power lines down across the county.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNicholasville$3,000Numerous trees were blown down. One tree was blown on to a vehicle.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindNicholasville$3,000no account filed
October 2025Tornado (EF1)Nicholasville-The National Weather Service in Louisville found a tornado occurred on Sunday October 19th in west Nicholasville at the RJ Corman Group complex near Highway 27. The tornado is believed to have started off as a cold air funnel that was able to briefly get down to the surface. The tornado touched down at Big Tunnel Road near Jessamine Creek with uprooted trees and large branch damage. From the damage, there was a convergent signature that is consistent with a tornadic circulation. The tornado moved across a field and more tree damage was observed near RJ Corman Drive. The tornado then hit an RJ Corman warehouse where two garage doors were blown out and a portion of the warehouse wall was pulled away from the building. Security camera footage confirms that a very small funnel caused the damage to the building. Pieces of insulation, wood planks, and metal from the walls of the building were lifted to the rooftop. On the roof of the building, three HVAC units were displaced from their locations. The maximum sustained winds were 90 mph at the metal building. The tornado continued across a paved lot and ended shortly after RJ Corman Drive to the west of US Highway 27 for a total distance of 0.65 miles.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Portions of a tin roof were peeled off of a barn by strong winds at the Jessamine County fairgrounds.
July 2023HailNicholasville-Quarter sized hail was observed near Nicholasville.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-A tree fell and blocked East Brown Street.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-There were numerous reports of trees and power poles down causing power outages.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Dispatch reported a tree down on Heather Way.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-There was a report of a tree down on Barnes Street.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-The public reported a measured 50 knot wind gust.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-A trained spotter reported trees down due to severe thunderstorm winds.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-A law enforcement official reported several trees down on Maple Street.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-The county emergency manager reported that a television tower at a the County Utility Building was blown down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Local emergency management reported several trees toppled by thunderstorm winds in southern Nicholasville.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Local police reported several trees down and transformers blown in Nicholasville.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-A robust gust front crossed the county. Numerous trees were downed in and around Nicholasville.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Multiple trees were blown down.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-A light pole was blown down near the north junction of US 27 in Nicholasville. Trees were also blown down at Allen Dr.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Power lines were downed near Sulfur Well.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Local law enforcement officials in Nicholasville reported trees down on Maple, Keene, and Short Run Roads. A tree also fell across State Highway 29.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Two trees were blown down near Nicholasville along Short Shun and Elm Fork Roads.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Roof damage to county garage and barn demolished by high winds. Ten power poles also blown down.
June 2008HailNicholasville-Trees also reported down in addition to penny size hail.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Trees reported down across the area.
December 2007FloodNicholasville-West Blaine and Mackey Pike were closed due to high water.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Trees were downed.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Several trees were downed.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-The public reported an estimated 65 mph wind gust.
May 2003Flash FloodNicholasville-U.S. Highway 27 was flooded. Also numerous city streets were covered with water and cars were stranded.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Five trees blocked Highway 39.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-Trees down
June 2006HailNicholasville-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-no account filed
March 2002HailNicholasville-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindNicholasville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jessamine 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
Edgewood (historical)0.6 miles15
Sulphur Well Park (historical)2.0 miles15
Wilmore Park (historical)2.0 miles15
Red Oak (historical)2.3 miles15
Jessamine2.6 miles15
Vineyard2.6 miles15
Lexington Park (historical)2.8 miles15
Oakdale (historical)3.0 miles12

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 NicholasvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q988752The 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 499462. 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.