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Waltersville, Kentucky

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Clay City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40312. It stands on Skinner Branch. The Survey maps it on the Clay City quadrangle.

Waltersville within Powell County

On record in Waltersville

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

75 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Waltersville between 1998 and 2020, burning about 612 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were 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/undetermined28
Debris and open burning23
Recreation and ceremony16
Arson/incendiarism6
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
26 September 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
25 September 2019Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCHARLIE LANE
24 September 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
18 September 1999Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
3 August 2002Debris and open burning21 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
2 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCOPPERAS C
17 June 2007Recreation and ceremony10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Powell County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Waltersville: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
213 QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Drake 01ClayProducer

Every working recorded in Powell County

Storms near this place

35 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waltersville in 35 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 13 flash flood, 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 flood, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2020Thunderstorm WindWaltersville$5,000Dispatch relayed a report of a tree downed on Irvine Road near the intersection with Snow Creek Road west of Clay City. A vehicle struck this tree, but no injuries were sustained.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindWaltersville$2,000Dispatch and Emergency Management relayed reports of the roof blown off of a home on Stokley Loop in Clay City, while another home on Ashley Hollow Road sustained roof damage. The latter home also had multiple trees blown down around it while having a meter pulled off of it.
May 2017LightningWaltersville$1,000Lightning struck a tree, causing the tree to fall onto a nearby home. The event occurred near the intersection of Hwy 11 and Hwy 15 in Clay City.
April 2015Flash FloodWaltersville$1,000A vehicle became stranded due to flash flooding on Adams Ridge Road. The drive had to be rescued.
July 2015Flash FloodWaltersville$1,000Water entered homes on Black Creek Rd. A family was trapped on Brush Creek due to a tree blocking the road. A number of water rescues had to be performed including a swift water rescue on Brush Creek Road due to rapidly rising flood waters. One person was trapped on Pilot Knob due to flooding.
July 2015Flash FloodWaltersville$1,000Severe flash flooding occurred in Clay City and in the surrounding areas. The Mountain Parkway at exit 16 had to be closed due to flash flooding. A car was washed off the road at this location. A ten foot section of Poplar Bluff Road was washed out and an old church on Beech Fork Road was moved about 40 feet from its foundation by flood waters. A single wide house trailer was washed down Brushy Creek and wedged under a private bridge.
April 2015FloodWaltersville$1,000Adams Ridge Rd was under water.
December 2015FloodWaltersville$1,000Minor flooding occurred along Adams Ridge Road and Hardwicks Creek Road in Clay City.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindWaltersville$1,000Several trees were downed, including one 8-inch diameter tree that fell across the roof of a porch onto a nearby house. Several roads were also blocked due to downed trees.
September 2016Flash FloodWaltersville$10Dispatch relayed a report from a citizen of flood waters across Adams Ridge Road just off of Highway 15 in Clay City, making the roadway impassable.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWaltersville-A tree was blown down at the Powell-Estill County line, on the Powell side.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWaltersville-A tree was blown down near 100 Wells Street in Clay City.
August 2022Flash FloodWaltersville-High water was reported over the road on Adams Ridge Road.
February 2021Flash FloodWaltersville-Adams Ridge Road was reported to have water flowing across the road making it impassable. An alternate route was being used for people traveling the road.
July 2021FloodWaltersville-Adams Ridge Road was closed due to high water from Brush Creek.
July 2021Heavy RainWaltersville-The cooperative observer at Clay City measured 4.10 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period ending at 8 am EDT. An additional 0.94 inches of rain fell during the previous 24 hours, bringing the 48-hour and storm total amount to 5.04 inches.
February 2019FloodWaltersville-Dispatch reported water over Adams Ridge Road outside of Clay City, making the road impassable.
September 2018Flash FloodWaltersville-Water was observed rushing across Adams Ridges Road from Brush Creek just west of Clay City.
August 2018Flash FloodWaltersville-Dispatch reported that a portion of Adams Ridge Road west of Clay City was closed due to flowing water over the highway.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindWaltersville-Emergency Management reported multiple trees down on Highway 82 southwest of Clay City to near Furnace.
June 2017Flash FloodWaltersville-Dispatch reported water over Black Creek Road near and north of Clay City where over 2 inches of rain fell.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWaltersville-Dispatch reported a tree down on Adams Ridge Road in Clay City.
April 2014FloodWaltersville-Old Clay City Road is closed due to high water.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindWaltersville-Trees down on Winchester Road.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindWaltersville-Trees were blown down on Woody Ware Rd in Clay City.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindWaltersville-Trees were blown down between the 8000 and 9000 blocks of Winchester Rd.
April 2011HailWaltersville-The hail was the size of quarters.
May 2010Flash FloodWaltersville-A swift water rescue was performed for a couple of motorists on Hardwicks Creek Road near Clay City.
May 2010FloodWaltersville-A 100 foot stretch of Main St in Clay City was covered by flood water from the Red River and was closed. Stretches of Pompeii Road, KY Hwy 11, 11th St, and Hardwood St in Clay City were also closed due to flooding.
May 2010Flash FloodWaltersville-Motorists had to be rescued from a vehicle along Adams Ridge Road in Clay City. Winchester Road at the Powell and Clark county line was closed due to flooding.
May 2010Flash FloodWaltersville-Main Street in Clay City was closed at the Dairy Queen due to flooding.
May 2010Flash FloodWaltersville-Three to four feet of water was flowing over Hardwicks Creek Road in Vaughns Mill.
February 2008FloodWaltersville-Pompeii road was closed due to flood waters.
May 2017HailWaltersville-no account filed
May 2017HailWaltersville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Powell County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Powell Valley0.7 miles12
Clay City0.9 miles12
Piggville (historical)1.5 miles12
Virden1.6 miles12
Black Creek (historical)1.8 miles12
Happy Top (historical)2.8 miles12
Old Clay City Road (historical)2.9 miles12
Lone Oak (historical)3.1 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 516219. 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.