BlockSylvania, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the North Dixie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40258. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Louisville West 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.
- 1909 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1912 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Louisville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Louisville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Louisville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Louisville West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Louisville West quadrangle1:24000
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 Sylvania: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gem Silica Elizabeth Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Neely Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sylvania in 12 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvania | $15,000 | Local broadcast media relayed a report of an uprooted tree and several other limbs down near the intersection of Gageland Road and Sky Blue Avenue. Quarter sized hail was also observed. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Sylvania | - | Quarter sized hail was observed near Pleasure Ridge Park. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvania | - | Trees and power lines were blown down by strong winds along Rutledge Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvania | - | A tree was blown down by strong winds in the Pleasure Ridge Park area. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvania | - | A tree blew down in Grandel Farms. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Sylvania | - | A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report of 1 inch diameter hail. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvania | - | A member of the broadcast media reported multiple large tree limbs down. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvania | - | Several trees and power lines were reported downed in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood in western Louisville. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvania | - | Dispatch reported several trees and power lines down in the southern part of the county. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvania | - | Several large branches were reported down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Sylvania | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Sylvania | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasure Ridge Park | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Greenwood | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Mill Creek | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Riverside Gardens | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Saint Dennis | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Johnsontown | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Valley Gardens | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Hunters Trace | 2.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 504892. 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.
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.