Ninevah, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lawrenceburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40342. It sits by Lovers Leap. The Survey maps it on the Alton Station quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1922 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:48000
- 1924 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Ninevah between 2010 and 2019, burning about 5 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2019 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JIM BEAM |
| 13 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOVERS LEAP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ninevah: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.Z.Bond Deposit | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Tyrone Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ninevah in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 2010 | Flood | Ninevah | $100,000 | Six to seven inches of rain fell over Anderson county from May 1-2. This caused major flooding on the Kentucky River that lasted many days before receding. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Ninevah | - | There was a water rescue at an unknown location. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninevah | - | Local law enforcement reported trees down due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ninevah | - | A wind gust of 63 mph was measured by a Kentucky Mesonet site in Anderson County. |
| December 2007 | Flood | Ninevah | - | A few county roads were closed due to high water. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Ninevah | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lawrenceburg | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Alton Station | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Tyrone | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Stringtown | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Sidney (historical) | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Avenstoke | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| McBrayer | 7.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 499488. 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.








