Stephensport, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Cloverport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40170. It stands on Sinking Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rome quadrangle. It stands 430 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1934 USGS Cannelton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Rome quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Rome quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Rome quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Stephensport between 1999 and 2014, burning about 196 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 | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | BAILER FIRE |
| 7 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | COMMER |
| 1 April 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ADKINS LANE |
| 6 March 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.1 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ROME |
| 18 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | TOBINSPORT |
| 11 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | PIRTLE |
| 1 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SILAS MILLER |
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 Stephensport: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadcut Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stephensport in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind. 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 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephensport | $10,000 | Unspecified structural damage was reported. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephensport | - | A large tree fell on a house in Stephensport. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephensport | - | There were reports of multiple trees down along with power outages near Stephensport. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephensport | - | Trees were down around Stephensburg. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephensport | - | Trees were reported down in the area. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephensport | - | A spotter reported power lines and trees down on Kentucky 144 just outside of Stephensport. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephensport | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted large trees on Highway 144 out of Stephensport, blocking the road. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephensport | - | Power poles down |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addison | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sample | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Holt | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Ammons | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Union Star | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Mystic | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Manning Crossing | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lodiburg | 6.6 miles | 17 |
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 Stephensport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7611001 | 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 515690. 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.








