Shopville, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Shopville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42503. It stands on Stewart Branch. The Survey maps it on the Shopville quadrangle. It stands 876 feet above sea level.
On record in Shopville
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 3 records
- Evans Houselisted 1985
- James-Hansford Houselisted 1985
- James-Owens Houselisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1893 USGS London quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS London quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Shopville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Shopville between 1998 and 2019, burning about 2,762 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 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 Shopville: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shopville in 16 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shopville | $3,000 | Several powerlines reported down near 461 Shopville Rd. in Shopville, Kentucky. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Shopville | $1,000 | A creek was out of its banks and surrounding a residence in Shopville. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shopville | $1,000 | A tree was blown down and onto KY Hwy 1003 near Shopville. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Shopville | $100 | A trained spotter observed several inches of water flowing over Shopville Road in Shopville. |
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Shopville | - | Broadcast media relayed a public report of 4 inches of rain having fallen in about 1 hour as storms moved through the Shopville community. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shopville | - | Dispatch relayed a report of a tree blown down onto Kentucky Highway 1003 southeast of Shopville. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shopville | - | Trees were blown down along Grundy Rd. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shopville | - | Large tree limbs were blown down around the school in Shopville. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shopville | - | A tree was blown down on Hwy 1003. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shopville | - | A metal roof was flown off of a home on James Rd. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Shopville | - | One inch diameter hail occurred in Shopville and Nancy. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Shopville | - | Two people were trapped in their house by a flooded creek, and were rescued by helicopter. There was also flash flooding reported on Lacey Fork in Burdine Valley. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shopville | - | Trees downed. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Shopville | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Shopville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shopville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| Coin | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Valley Oak | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Stab | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Dry Hole (historical) | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Dahl | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Barnesburg | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Welborn | 2.9 miles | 13 |
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 Shopville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7501264 | 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 515373. 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.





