Stephensburg, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Cecilia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42724. It stands on Blacks Branch. The Survey maps it on the Summit quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1932 USGS Big Clifty quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Big Clifty quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Summit quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Summit quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Summit quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Summit quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Stephensburg between 1999 and 2013, burning about 290 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Smoking | 201 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 June 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | EASTVIEW BARRENS FIRE |
| 9 March 2010 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JAMES DUVALL FIRE |
| 1 March 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Stephensburg: 2 prospects, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Big Clifty Sandstone Exposure | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Eastview Abandoned Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Railroad Overpass Sandstone Outcrop | Silica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stephensburg in 5 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephensburg | $3,000 | Trees were downed and a small outbuilding flipped over. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephensburg | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephensburg | - | Trees were blown down along Long Grove Road near Stephensburg. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Old Stephensburg | - | Hardin county EMS reported flooding on the 9900 block of Leitchfield Rd. southwest of Elizabethtown. Water was flowing and 1.5 to 2 feet deep. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Stephensburg | - | The intersection of highways 62 and 84 was flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Stephensburg | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hansbrough | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Star Mills | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Franklin Cross Roads | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Eastview | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| White Mills Junction | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Cecilia | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Harcourt | 4.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 504342. 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.










