Salt River, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Shepherdsville Southeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40165. It stands on Buffalo Run. The Survey maps it on the Shepherdsville quadrangle. It stands 443 feet above sea level.
On record in Salt River
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.
Bank of the Commonwealthlisted 1987 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1949 USGS Shepherdsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Shepherdsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Shepherdsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Elizabethtown quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Shepherdsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Shepherdsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Salt River between 1997 and 2019, burning about 216 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOHNSON HO |
| 22 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.9 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHIP FIRE |
| 17 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Salt River: 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bloating Material, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 61 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Shepherdsville | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bullitt County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sheperdsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salt River in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt River | $1,000 | The Bullitt County law enforcement reported a tree down across a power line near Pitts Point. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Salt River | - | There was a water rescue on Caesars Court. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt River | - | Several trees were reported down across Bullitt County. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Salt River | - | Numerous roads closed in county, including KY 480 near Woodsdale Road, KY 1494, Beech Grove Road at David Arnold Memorial bridge, KY 1526 near KY 44 for a mudslide, and KY 44 Old Mill Road near Old Pitts Point Road. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt River | - | Broadcast media relayed via Twitter a public report of a tree and limbs down in Shepherdsville, KY. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Salt River | - | Kentucky 1494 was flooded due to excessive heavy rainfall. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt River | - | A trained spotter reported trees down along Beech Grove Road. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Salt River | - | The Salt River at Shepherdsville crested around 33.1 feet at 10 AM EST on April 28. Flood stage at Shepherdsville is 32 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with water covering Kentucky 61 at the north end of the bridge. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherdsville | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Grove | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Gap in Knob | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Bardstown Junction | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lick Skillet (historical) | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bullitt Lick (historical) | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Beech Grove | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Limestone Springs | 4.1 miles | 12 |
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 Salt River | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7405922 | 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 502829. 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.







