Oneonta, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Alexandria census division. It stands on Twelvemile Creek. The Survey maps it on the New Richmond quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1929 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS New Richmond quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS New Richmond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Oneonta: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Creek Clay | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oneonta in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Oneonta | $20,000 | Flash flooding caused damage to a roadway and a culvert. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oneonta | $250 | A few large limbs were downed. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Oneonta | - | State Route 8 near Painter Road and Oneonta Road was closed due to high water. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Oneonta | - | The intersection of Oneonta Road and Truesdell Road was closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twelvemile (historical) | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Oakland (historical) | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Carthage | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ross | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Fourmile (historical) | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Camp Springs | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Tarvan (historical) | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| California | 4.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507314. 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.
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.






