Savoyard, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Center census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42749. The Survey maps it on the Sulphur Well quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Sulphur Well quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Sulphur Well quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Savoyard between 1999 and 2019, burning about 147 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Smoking | 16 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CENTER-THREE SPRINGS FIRE |
| 22 March 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRENSHAW CASSIDY RD. FIRE |
| 14 March 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FROGGETT FIRE |
| 1 March 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 February 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 February 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Savoyard: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Savoyard in 11 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savoyard | $400,000 | Over 160 structures were damaged in a 2-3 mile wide swath extending 15 miles from near Hiseville in Barren County northeast across Metcalfe into Green County. Three EF-1 tornadoes, with maximum winds of 100-110 mph were embedded within this area. Outside of the tornadoes, maximum winds were estimated at 70-90 mph. In Metcalfe County, two of the three tornadoes touched down near the community of Center, which had been hit by a brief EF-1 tornado just eight days earlier. In addition to the dozens of structures damaged by the non-tornadic winds - including the complete destruction of several outbuildings - several headstones were blown over in a small cemetery a half mile north of Center. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savoyard | $30,000 | The Metcalfe County emergency manager reported a metal roof was peeled off a barn due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Savoyard | $10,000 | This tornado first touched down in Barren County, about one mile northeast of Hiseville, before tracking into Metcalfe County. While the tornado produced EF-1 damage in Barren County, only EF-0 damage occurred along the Metcalfe part of its path, uplifting a pole barn and scattering it across a field. The tornado then lifted about one mile south of Center near State Highway 1243. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savoyard | $5,000 | Two outbuildings along Iron Mountain Rd west of Center were partially collapsed by thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savoyard | - | A barn's roof was blown off and approximately 7 windows were blown out of a house. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savoyard | - | Emergency Manager reported roads closed due to downed trees in the area. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savoyard | - | The Metcalfe County emergency manager reported several large trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Savoyard | - | no account filed |
| February 2012 | Hail | Savoyard | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Savoyard | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Savoyard | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Knob Lick | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Shady Grove | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Node | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Echo | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Clarks Corner | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Beechville | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Wisdom | 7.5 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122547141 | 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 509020. 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.




