Terrill, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Waco-Bybee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40475. The Survey maps it on the Richmond South quadrangle.
On record in Terrill
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Mt. Zion Christian Churchlisted 1989 · 0.9 miles away- Battle of Richmond Historic Areaslisted 1996 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1892 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Richmond South quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Richmond South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Richmond South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Terrill between 2007 and 2009, burning about 8 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 February 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Terrill in 5 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Terrill | $30,000 | The public reported damage to a gas station on Berea Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Terrill | - | A tree was blown down near the entrance to Battlefield Golf Course. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Terrill | - | A fallen tree blocked Lancaster Road. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Terrill | - | Strong wind gusts on I-75 between mile markers 75 and 85. A pickup truck was blown over the median. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Terrill | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Caleast | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Crooksville (historical) | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Peytontown | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Reeds Crossing | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Whites | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Speedwell | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Richmond | 4.7 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.
| Wikidata item Q122572976 | 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 505087. 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.
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.








