Reedyville, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Jetson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42275. The Survey maps it on the Reedyville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Brownsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Brownsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Reedyville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Reedyville between 2000 and 2018, burning about 586 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SLEEPY HOLLOW |
| 7 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | REGION |
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 Reedyville: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gully Clay | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reedyville in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 4 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reedyville | $5,000 | The Butler County emergency manager reported numerous large trees down, along with siding and fencing blown down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reedyville | - | A tree was blown down on Reedyville Road south of Roundhill. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reedyville | - | The Butler County emergency manager reported trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reedyville | - | Butler County emergency dispatch reported a tree down on Kentucky Highway 185 near Reedyville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naker (historical) | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Vineyard | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Greenwood (historical) | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Millshed (historical) | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Whittinghill | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Horsemill | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Centhro (historical) | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Jetson | 6.6 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Reedyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q85796408 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508917. 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.






