Valley Station, Kentucky
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the North Dixie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40272. It stands on Black Pond Creek. The Survey maps it on the Valley Station quadrangle.
On record in Valley Station
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 4 records
Lewiston Houselisted 1980- Aydelott Houselisted 1980
- Jones Houselisted 1983
- Kosmosdale Depotlisted 1984
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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
- 1951 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Valley Station quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Valley Station between 2000 and 2011, burning about 65 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2011 | Natural | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BEARCAMP RD. FIRE |
| 12 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 November 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 November 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BLEVINS GAP |
| 8 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Valley Station: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
Storms near this place
37 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Valley Station in 37 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Valley Station | $10,000 | A water rescue took place to rescue a person stuck in a vehicle on Grafton Hall Road. |
| May 2010 | Lightning | Valley Station | $6,000 | A lightning strike caused limbs to fly. Some of the limbs broke windows in homes along Rogers St. off West Pages Ln. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Valley Station | $5,000 | Several cars were damaged by hail. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | $1,000 | Large branches were downed, damaging a fence along Deering Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | A carport was lifted into power lines by strong winds near Valley Station. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Valley Station | - | There was an SUV submerged in water. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Trees and power lines were downed by strong winds in Valley Station. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Trees were reported down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Trees were down near West Pages Lane at Devonshire Lane. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Valley Station | - | The hail was measured at Stonestreet Road. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | A large tree limb fell down on Aristides Drive. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Local broadcast media meteorologists reported trees down in Valley Station. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Severe thunderstorm winds resulted in a tree falling through a roof of a home. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | A member of the broadcast media relayed a report of a large tree limb down in Valley Station. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report of a large tree snapped off. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | An off-duty NWS employee relayed a report of a tree snapped off along Johnsontown Road near Highway 31W. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | The public reported a tree down on a house near the Valley Station subdivision. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Winds caused some trees to fall. There were also some areas of standing water. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Valley Station | - | Dixie Highway was closed at Valley Station Road due to high water. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Valley Station | - | The Ohio River below Louisville crested around 57.6 feet around 800 AM EST on March 21. Flood stage on the lower gage is 55 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with River Front Park in downtown Louisville flooded. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Trees were downed. Spotters estimated a 70 MPH wind gust. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Valley Station | - | Nickel size hail was also reported in the Pleasure Ridge Park area. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Widespread tree damage and numerous large trees were split. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Power lines were downed. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Trees were downed in the Stonestreet Road area. Some of the trees were blown on to power lines. Electricity was out to about 6000 customers. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Numerous large limbs were downed. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Trees were downed along Dixie Highway. |
| February 2002 | Hail | Valley Station | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | Large tree down reported by Department of Emergency Service. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Valley Station | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Valley Station | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Hail | Valley Station | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley Station | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Valley Station | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Valley Station | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Downs | 0.2 miles | 20 | |
| Valley Gardens | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Valley | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Johnsontown | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Bethany | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Waverly Hills | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Prairie Village | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Pleasure Ridge Park | 2.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 505949. 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.










