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Redhouse, Kentucky

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Boonesborough-White Hall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40475. It stands on West Fork Otter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Richmond North quadrangle.

Redhouse within Madison County

On record in Redhouse

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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.

Fires near this place

11 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Redhouse between 1999 and 2017, burning about 45 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1

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
13 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
13 August 2008Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
7 June 2000Natural1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
25 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
20 December 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
20 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined13 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
19 November 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of ForestryMT. MORIAH FIRE
10 November 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryEKU-FM

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Storms near this place

18 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Redhouse in 18 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 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
April 2015FloodRedhouse1 killed, $20,000The public reported that several homes were surrounded by high water from heavy rainfall. Approximately 3 to 4 inches of rain fell during the morning. Additionally, a 42 year old male lost his life after hydroplaning on Paint Lick Rd during the morning hours. The vehicle then crashed into Paint Lick Creek and became submerged. Rescue workers were able to retrieve his body later in the evening.
May 2010Flash FloodRedhouse1 killed, $20,000The heavy rains over the previous 24 hours caused the creek flowing by a home to flood the house. One person died in the home when they began shaking and collapsed in the water. The cause of death was found to be drowning and electrocution due to submersion. M65PH.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindRedhouse$50,000A tree was downed on a mobile home.
April 2025Flash FloodRedhouse-The Fort Boonesborough State Park campground was completely flooded and evacuated.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindRedhouse-A tree fell down on Red House Road.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindRedhouse-There were trees down in the the Community of Red House blocking a road near Red House and Peacock Roads.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindRedhouse-Trees were downed blocking Lost Fork Road.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindRedhouse-Trees were down at Boonesborough Road and the Clark County line.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindRedhouse-Trees were reported down.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindRedhouse-Trees were reported down blocking Stoney Run Road at Phelps Road.
July 2015FloodRedhouse-A public report was received of a county road flooded in a low lying area. The report was confirmed by a social media picture.
April 2013Flash FloodRedhouse-Local media relayed a report of flooding on Union City and Red House Roads near Richmond. The emergency manager reported a road closed in Richmond.
July 2011Flash FloodRedhouse-Flash flooding due to an estimated 3 to 4 inches of rain closed three separate roads northwest of Richmond.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindRedhouse-Several trees were blown down at the intersection of Red House Rd. and East Prong Rd. and were blocking the road.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindRedhouse-Several trees were downed near Ford, KY just south of the Madison and Clark County line.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindRedhouse-Trees were downed.
February 2012HailRedhouse-no account filed
March 2002HailRedhouse-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Madison 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
Blue Grass3.5 miles16
Hillcrest4.5 miles16
Union City4.6 miles16
Boonesborough5.3 miles15
Arlington5.3 miles16
Rosedale (historical)5.6 miles16
Richmond5.9 miles17
Doylesville6.0 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508915. 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.

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.