Rosetta, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Irvington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40146. It lies near High Burning Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Garfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1928 USGS Hardinsburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Hardinsburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Hardinsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Rosetta between 1998 and 2017, burning about 162 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 June 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | STERRETT RD. FIRE |
| 9 April 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BLUE FORK ROAD |
| 7 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 13 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 60 FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosetta in 5 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Rosetta | $300,000 | The EF-2 tornado began one mile east northeast of Stinnettsville, and moved to the northeast through Rosetta, where most of the damage occurred. A church was destroyed. A nearby home lost a large section of roof. Two large outbuildings were destroyed. A 16 foot trailer was moved and wrapped around a tree. Winds moved a 4500 pound tractor seven feet. A pickup truck was thrown 75 feet and flipped over. Numerous trees along the tornado path were uprooted or snapped. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosetta | - | Trees were downed along Rosetta Corners Road. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Rosetta | - | NWS Storm Survey Team found EF-0 tornado damage in eastern Breckinridge County. The tornado touched down just north of Rosetta and continued northeastward toward Bewleyville. The most notable damage was done along Bewleyville-Rosetta Road where a small outbuilding was destroyed and strewn across a field. Tree damage was also observed with soft and hard wood trees being snapped. The tornado then lifted near Nelson Board Road. |
| December 2021 | Flash Flood | Rosetta | - | Water was flowing over a bridge on Rosetta Corners Road. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Rosetta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graysville | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Stinnettsville | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Corners | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hensley | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bewleyville | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Basin Spring | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| High Plains | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Custer | 4.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508975. 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.









