BlockSmiths Grove, Kentucky
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Smiths Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42171. It lies near Little Knob. The Survey maps it on the Smiths Grove quadrangle. 752 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 636 feet above sea level.
On record in Smiths Grove
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 11 records
Moses Shobe Houselisted 1979
Smiths Grove Baptist Churchlisted 1979
Smiths Grove Presbyterian Churchlisted 1979
J. L. Wright Houselisted 1979- Carter Allen Houselisted 1979
- Thomas Allen Houselisted 1979
- Cave Spring Farmlisted 1996
- John Jackson Ford Houselisted 1979
- Smiths Grove Districtlisted 1979
- Smiths Grove Historic District (Boundary Increase II & Additional Documentation)listed 2007
- Smiths Grove Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 1987
Population over time
2 figuresSmiths Grove grew from 714 to 752 between 2010 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 714 | |
| 2020 | 752 | +38 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 24 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.
- 1922 USGS Mammoth Cave quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1923 USGS Mammoth Cave quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Smiths Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Smiths Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Smiths Grove between 2000 and 2014, burning about 139 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 75 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOVING RD. FIRE |
| 30 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | NOAH BLEDS |
| 7 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HAYS FIRE |
| 6 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.2 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LITTLE KNOB FIRE |
| 19 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PIG ROAD |
| 6 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 21 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.5 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 Smiths Grove: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Grove No. 3 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smiths Grove in 22 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | $30,000 | A trained spotter reported that a home sustained roof damage and a camper was overturned along Highway 31W near KY 101 due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | $15,000 | A Twitter report relayed to the NWS from the public indicated that a tree fell on a house due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | $5,000 | An unspecified structure was blown on to Highway 68-80 and was blocking the road. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | $5,000 | no account filed |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | $2,000 | A spotter located in Smith's Grove reported some minor damage to some outbuildings. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | $500 | A porch was blown of f a home. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Smiths Grove | - | There was a photo of ping pong size hail. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | - | The National Weather Service in Louisville conducted a storm survey for the macroburst damage extending from western Grayson County, through Edmonson County, before ending in northeastern Warren County. ||As the survey continued into northeastern Warren County, multiple barns suffered damage along Louisville Road (US Highway 31W), resulting in wind speed estimates between 85 and 95 mph. Additionally, in this area, scattered tree damage continued to be observed. Another pocket of heavily concentrated damage was noted in the Smiths Grove, Oakland, and Plum Springs communities, resulting in minor structural damage and numerous trees down. The most severe tree damage along the whole path of the macroburst was observed in Smiths Grove, where multiple large trees were snapped near their bases. Maximum wind speeds in Smiths Grove were estimated at 100 mph, with wind speeds elsewhere in northeastern Warren County estimated between 85 and 95 mph. While isolated damage continued farther to the south and west, the area between Plum Springs and Smiths Grove served as the end of the path of heavy damage.||All tree and structural damage was blown to the southeast along the path. This damage pattern is consistent with downburst winds, with the large scale of damage suggesting a macroburst event. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Smiths Grove | - | It was reported that six to eight inches of flowing water was flowing over highway 101 and US 31W. |
| November 2018 | Flood | Smiths Grove | - | Six to eight inches of water were covering approximately 30 yards of U.S. Highway 31W a quarter of a mile south of Kentucky Highway 101. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | - | A trained spotter reported trees down across Highway 31W. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | - | Local law enforcement reported trees down near Smiths Grove. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Smiths Grove | - | Main street in Smiths Grove had about six inches of water across the roadway. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | - | Trees were blown down at 6th St. and College St. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | - | A tree was downed near the intersection of U.S. 68/80 and Highway 101. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | - | Several trees were downed near the intersection of KY 101 and U.S. 68/80. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | - | Several trees were reported down near Smiths Grove, at the intersection of Kentucky Highway 101 and Interstate 65. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | - | Numerous trees were blocking the road from Bowling Green to Smith's Grove. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Smiths Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Smiths Grove | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Smiths Grove | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Farm (historical) | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Stoney Point (historical) | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Oakland | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Little Woodland (historical) | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Tuckertown | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hays | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Smithland (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pondsville | 4.6 miles | 9 |
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 Smiths Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2070132 | 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 503812. 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.