Pleasure Ridge Park, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the North Dixie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40258. The Survey maps it on the Louisville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1909 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1912 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Louisville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Louisville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Louisville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Louisville West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Louisville West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Pleasure Ridge Park between 2010 and 2011, burning about 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2011 | Natural | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BEARCAMP RD. FIRE |
| 22 November 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BLEVINS GAP |
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 Pleasure Ridge Park: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gem Silica Elizabeth Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Neely Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
25 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasure Ridge Park in 25 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | $75,000 | A tree was blown on to a house near St. Andrews Church Road. Another tree was struck by lightning and fell on to a house. A minor house fire occurred when trees were blown on to power lines. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, and up to 27000 county residents were without power. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees over much of the southern part of Jefferson County. Some of the trees were blown on to cars or blocked roads. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | $10,000 | A tree was blown on to a house. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Trees were blown down on Park Road. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Wires were down blocking New Cut Road near Southern Parkway. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Power lines were downed by strong winds near the intersection of Palatka Road and Southdale Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | A tree was blown down in the roadway near Bakers Lane. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Trees were blown down on New Cut Road by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Multiple trees were uprooted near New Cut Road and Southside Drive. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Iroquois Park. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Emergency manager reported numerous, widespread road closures due to 6-8 inches of rain that fell across the county. KY 22 at Springcrest Dr had a culvert washed out. KY 146 between Shady Lane and Glenbrook Rd closed due to high water. KY 1020 between Outer Loop and KY 841 closed to high water. KY 1065 / Outer Loop west of I-65 closed due to high water. |
| October 2013 | Flash Flood | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | A spotter reported water over KY 1020 just south of Fairdale near Southside Drive. Traffic was halted for a while. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Louisville media reported golf ball sized hail at Iroquois Park. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Trees were reported down at Kenwood Dr. and New Cut Rd. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Trees were downed along Dixie Highway. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Trees were downed along Sky Blue Road and Columbine Drive. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Power lines were downed near Blanton Lane. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | A large tree was downed. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | One inch hail was reported. Also power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Trees and power lines down |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | Trees were blown down in the vicinity of Lower Hunter's Trace. Report from county police. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasure Ridge Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvania | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Waverly Hills | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Johnsontown | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Greenwood | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Valley Gardens | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Valley Downs | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Mill Creek | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Valley Station | 2.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507348. 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.










