BlockPetersburg, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Central Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40228. The Survey maps it on the Louisville East quadrangle.
On record in Petersburg
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- St. Bartholomew Parish Schoollisted 2010 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Petersburg in 2001, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 October 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Petersburg: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Crushed Stone Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Petersburg in 3 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Petersburg | - | A tree fell onto a house on the 5100 block of Yew Lane in Louisville. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Petersburg | - | The National Weather Service in Louisville conducted a storm assessment survey from the Bashford Manor area near Buechel up to the Bluegrass Industrial Park near the intersection of Hurstbourne Parkway and Interstate 64. All of the damage surveyed|in these areas was straight-line wind damage, with maximum wind speeds estimated between 75 and 85 mph.||Bashford Manor area...||There was extensive tree damage just south of the intersection of Bardstown Road (U.S. Route 150) and the Watterson Expressway (Interstate 264). Several large trees were uprooted, including oak, pine, and maple trees. Some of the trees and larger limbs fell on homes, garages, and outbuildings, causing significant property damage. Most of the damage in this area was consistent with wind speeds between 65 and 75 mph, with trees falling in a unidirectional manner toward the northeast.||The most substantial damage in this area occurred between Donard Park Avenue and Bardstown Road along Bashford Manor Lane, where two very large oak trees had been uprooted. This is consistent with wind speeds of 80 mph. However, there was sparse damage to smaller trees in this area (such as Bradford pears), suggesting that wind speeds were much stronger slightly off the ground.||Bluegrass Industrial Park...||There was damage to a large warehouse at 1800 Cargo Court consistent with wind speeds between 75 and 85 mph. An aerial survey was attempted on Wednesday night, but had to be postponed until Friday due to lingering rain showers in the area. The aerial survey showed significant damage to the northwest portion of the roof of the|warehouse, with all of the debris being pushed northeastward, consistent with severe straight-line winds. The aerial survey continued from a Marriott hotel up to Interstate 64, revealing little additional damage outside of a few downed small tree limbs. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Petersburg | - | Power lines were brought down by strong winds near the intersection of Hikes Lane and Old Shepherdsville Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Buechel | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| West Buechel | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Newburg | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Watterson Park | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Poplar Hills | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Whitner | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bon Air Estates | 2.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 500479. 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.