Smyrna, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Central Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40219. It stands on Fern Creek. The Survey maps it on the Louisville East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Smyrna between 2001 and 2010, burning about 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CEDAR CREEK FIRE |
| 3 October 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Smyrna: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Ridge | Clay | Producer | ||
| Okolona Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smyrna in 18 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Hail | Smyrna | - | One inch hail was reported in the area of Astrid Avenue, north of Interstate 265. One house in the area reported roof damage. Radar showed the hail core of an isolated storm passed directly over this area. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | Several trees were down on Smyrna Village Court. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Smyrna | - | Water was observed over the roadway on portions of Vaughn Mill Road near Pennsylvania Run Road. The water depth was as high as car doors at its deepest. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Smyrna | - | A picture on Twitter showed water running over the roadway near the intersection of Brook Bend Way and Meadow Run Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | A large oak tree was uprooted on the 6700 block of Briscoe Lane. Phelps Tree Service, in the same area, also had tree damage. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | There was a two trees down on Cooper Chapel Road at Beulah Church Road. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | Trees were down in the area. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | There was a 72 mph measured wind gust at the NWS Louisville office. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | A large tree was split near the intersection of Smyrna and Outer Loop. |
| July 2018 | Flood | Smyrna | - | Six to eight inches of water were reported in a cul-de-sac on the street. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | An off-duty NWS employee reported trees were down blocking portions of Manslick Road. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Smyrna | - | Law enforcement reported several water rescues in the Whispering Hills apartment complex off of Shepherdsville Rd near Fern Creek. Rainfall for the day at the Louisville ASOS was 5.64 inches. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Smyrna | - | Dime to penny size hail fell for about a minute at the NWS office in Louisville. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Smyrna | - | Louisville Emergency Management reported that rising water briefly closed Mount Washington and Washington Green Roads south of the Gene Snyder Expressway. The NWS forecast office recorded just under 2 inches within one hour. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were observed at the National Weather Service office. |
| August 2010 | Heavy Rain | Smyrna | - | In just 30 minutes, 2.24 inches of rain fell at the Louisville NWS office. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Smyrna | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacienda | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Spring Mill | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Highview | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Newburg | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Okolona | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hollow Creek | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Cooper (historical) | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 2.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 503828. 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.









