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Reidland, Kentucky

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Paducah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42003. It sits by Norton Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Paducah East quadrangle. 4,526 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 404 feet above sea level.

Reidland within McCracken County

Population over time

3 figures

Reidland grew from 4,353 to 4,526 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20004,353
20104,491+138 (+3%)
20204,526+35 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 24 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

23 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Reidland between 1998 and 2017, burning about 120 acres 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Recreation and ceremony5
Debris and open burning3
Smoking2

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
20 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
1 September 2007Smoking2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
16 August 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
28 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
2 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
7 March 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
2 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryOLD MAYFIELD ROAD
2 March 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresKentucky Division of ForestryHOMES ROAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in McCracken County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Reidland: 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Ball 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Negro Fairgrounds ProspectBall ClayProspect
Federal Mine DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Floating Plant IngramSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in McCracken County

Storms near this place

37 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reidland in 37 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 7 flash flood, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. 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
July 2001Thunderstorm WindReidland1 hurt, $10,000Thunderstorm winds gusted to 43 MPH at the Paducah National Weather Service. Although very few trees were brought down, one large tree landed on a passing vehicle in Reidland. Shortly after the dead 40-foot tree crushed her moving vehicle, fire broke out in the car. The female driver was extricated from the vehicle by firefighters within 30 minutes. She was not seriously injured, but required hospitalization for extensive bruising.
January 2023HailReidland$150,000Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported in the Reidland area. Numerous houses in a subdivision near exit 16 off Interstate 24 sustained roof damage. The vast majority of the hailstones were smaller than quarters. Copious amounts of hail covered the ground in some places, especially along Interstate 24 around exit 16. There was enough hail to cause a vehicle accident near exit 16. Small drifts of hail were still visible along the interstate into the early afternoon hours.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindReidland$50,000Numerous trees were blown down across eastern McCracken County. A few of the trees landed on roads and power lines. Highway 450 was closed by downed trees. Shingles and gutters were blown off at least a few homes near U.S. Highway 68. A few utility poles were snapped on Highway 1954.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindReidland$50,000Numerous trees and signs were blown down. Some trees fell across roads and power lines.
June 2014Tornado (EF1)Reidland$40,000This EF-1 tornado contained peak winds estimated near 90 mph. A pole barn sustained substantial roof damage, including some structural damage to the rafters. Debris was blown more than one-half mile away. One home sustained loss of a large section of shingles and the roof vent. Dozens of trees and tree limbs were also blown down. The damage began just southeast of the corner of U.S. Highways 62 and 68 and continued south-southeast to Highway 68 along the McCracken/Marshall County line.
October 2013Tornado (EF1)Reidland$35,000Peak winds in this tornado were estimated near 90 mph. Numerous large tree branches approximately one foot in diameter were broken off or split from main tree trunks. One large hardwood tree was completely uprooted. There was shingle damage to several homes.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindReidland$10,000A tree was down, with power lines and a broken pole.
April 2011Flash FloodReidland$10,000Water covered portions of several roads in the Paducah and Reidland areas, including a couple of state highways. Two to three feet of water was over U.S. Highway 62 at the junction of Highway 286 in far west McCracken County. At least one house experienced major basement flooding. Kentucky Highway 305 was flooded and impassable at Maxon Creek. A 24-hour rainfall total of 4.20 inches was reported near Paducah.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindReidland$8,000Emergency management personnel estimated wind gusts near 60 MPH. Many tree limbs up to 3 inches in diameter were blown down. A roof was damaged.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindReidland$5,000A home had some of the shingles blown off.
April 2009LightningReidland$5,000Lightning struck a house, damaging electrical devices.
September 2006Flash FloodReidland$4,000A portion of Highway 450 was washed out, and a 20-by-12 foot section caved in.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindReidland$3,000A large tree fell onto a fence and the side of a house. Soffit was blown off a home.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindReidland$3,000In a subdivision on the east side of Reidland, four large trees were split, and two others were uprooted. Along Interstate 24 at exit 11, a large tree was uprooted.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindReidland$1,000Large tree limbs were reported down.
May 2024FloodReidland-A report was submitted via mPING of minor flooding near Reidland. 3 hr rainfall estimates during the late evening were 1.5-2 inches in the area.
August 2021Flash FloodReidland-A rainfall total of 3.47 inches was reported during the overnight storms. Flash flooding was observed in the Reidland area. Culverts were overflowing into yards.
June 2017Flash FloodReidland-Numerous streets and highways were flooded in the city of Paducah and surrounding communities, including Lone Oak and Reidland. Police and emergency management personnel blocked numerous roads on the south side of Paducah, including U.S. Highways 60 and 62. In Lone Oak, a rainfall amount of 3.71 inches was observed in three hours. A similar rainfall rate was reported by a weather service employee in Reidland.
December 2013Flash FloodReidland-A number of roads were affected by flooding. Severe flooding was reported at a couple of intersections on U.S. Highway 62 in the city of Paducah. A county road off of U.S. Highway 60 west of Paducah was impassable due to three feet of water. At least one city street in Paducah was impassable. On Highway 60 in Paducah, a manhole cover was blown off by water surging up from the storm sewer. The rainfall total at the Paducah National Weather Service office was 5.26 inches.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindReidland-A National Weather Service employee estimated a wind gust to 60 mph.
May 2011Funnel CloudReidland-Funnel clouds were reported in the Reidland area.
April 2007HailReidland-Occurred at exit 16 on Interstate 24.
July 2003HailReidland-Nickel-size hail was reported by an off-duty National Weather Service employee. Dime-size hail was reported at mile marker 14 on Interstate 24.
July 2000Flash FloodReidland-Thunderstorms with heavy rain moved over an area that was inundated with 3 to 4 inches of rain the previous day. Rainfall of one to 1.5 inches in an hour caused ditches to overflow.
April 2023HailReidland-no account filed
March 2012HailReidland-no account filed
April 2011HailReidland-no account filed
April 2011Funnel CloudReidland-no account filed
June 2011HailReidland-no account filed
June 2011HailReidland-no account filed
April 2009HailReidland-no account filed
May 2003HailReidland-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindReidland-no account filed
April 1997Flash FloodReidland-no account filed
April 1997Thunderstorm WindReidland-no account filed
May 1996HailReidland-no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindReidland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in McCracken 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
Epperson0.6 miles24
Riverview0.8 miles24
Stiles Crossing1.5 miles24
Oakdale2.3 miles24
Sheehan Bridge2.3 miles11
Woodlawn2.6 miles24
Farley2.8 miles24
Rudolph2.9 miles12

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 ReidlandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3316267The 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 501719. 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.