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Warsaw, Kentucky

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Warsaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41095. It lies near Johnson Hill. The Survey maps it on the Florence quadrangle. 1,761 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 495 feet above sea level.

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Warsaw within Gallatin County

On record in Warsaw

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 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Warsaw grew from 1,615 to 1,761 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,615
20201,761+146 (+9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

4 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Warsaw between 2009 and 2017, burning about 54 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
Recreation and ceremony3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
22 April 2014Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryVERA CRUZ
9 March 2009Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
28 November 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined45 acresKentucky Division of ForestryHWY 455 FIRE
11 November 2014Recreation and ceremony4.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryVERA CRUZ

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gallatin County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Warsaw: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Warsaw PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Gallatin County

Storms near this place

43 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Warsaw in 43 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 21 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 6 flood, 5 flash flood. The reports record 19 injuries. 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
November 2002Thunderstorm WindWarsaw10 hurt, $375,000Several mobile homes were demolished along State Route 184 between Interstate 71 and the Ohio River. Damage was caused by a microburst.
May 1996Tornado (F1)Warsaw7 hurt, $10,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWarsaw2 hurt, $20,000Several large tress were downed and four homes were damaged by the trees. Two people suffered minor injuries in the homes. A few telephone poles were also downed.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$50,000A barn was collapsed and several outbuildings were damaged. In addition boat docks were tipped over and there was minor residential roof damage which consisted of shingles and tin material being removed. Finally, numerous trees were knocked down and tree limbs snapped.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$35,000Part of a roof was torn off a church. Also, a few homes were damaged due to fallen trees and wind damage.
April 2020Tornado (EF0)Warsaw$30,000Several homes received damage to roofs, siding and porches. Damage also occurred to some barns and outbuildings. Finally, numerous trees were also knocked down or damaged.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$15,000A few small structures and sheds were blown off of their foundation due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
December 2013Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$10,000Numerous trees were downed county wide due to thunderstorm winds.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$10,000no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$8,000Several trees were downed. One tree fell on a house, causing minor damage.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$6,000Trees were downed along US Route 42 to the west of the intersection with US Route 127. One tree fell on a house, causing minor damage.
May 2010Flash FloodWarsaw$5,000Multiple roads were flooded or closed due to high water.
May 1996HailWarsaw$5,000no account filed
May 1996Flash FloodWarsaw$5,000no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$3,000Several large trees were downed.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$3,000A few trees were downed in the Warsaw area.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$3,000Several 4 to 5 inch diameter branches were downed and the roof of a metal barn was damaged.
May 2010Flash FloodWarsaw$3,000Streams were over multiple roads countywide. Interstate 71 was also partially closed due to high water.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$3,000Winds were estimated at 60 mph, which tore down large tree limbs.
March 1997Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$3,000no account filed
May 2016Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$2,000Two trees were downed.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$2,000A few trees were downed in the Warsaw area due to thunderstorm winds.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$2,000Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$2,000One tree and several large limbs were downed along Dry Creek Road.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$1,000A tree was downed on Smith Avenue.
January 2012FloodWarsaw$1,000Minor flooding was reported along Highway 42 due to heavy rain.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$1,000A tree was downed on High Street due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
March 2012Flash FloodWarsaw$1,000High water due to heavy rain was reported along West Highway 42.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$1,000no account filed
August 2022FloodWarsaw-Dry Creek Road was closed due to high water in the 2500 block.
February 2019FloodWarsaw-High water affected a few roads.
April 2015FloodWarsaw-Several roads were closed across the county due to high water including Kentucky State Route 467.
April 2015FloodWarsaw-U.S. Route 42 had water pooling on it, but it was passable.
May 2010FloodWarsaw-Roads were still reported closed due to previous flash flooding.
July 2003Flash FloodWarsaw-High water flooded several roads.
June 1995HailWarsaw-Winds were estimated at 60 mph, which tore down large tree limbs.
March 2024HailWarsaw-no account filed
May 2012HailWarsaw-no account filed
March 2012HailWarsaw-no account filed
March 2012HailWarsaw-no account filed
April 2006HailWarsaw-no account filed
May 2006HailWarsaw-no account filed
August 2000HailWarsaw-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Gallatin 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
Ethridge2.8 miles11
Steeles Creek (historical)5.8 miles12
Napoleon6.2 miles12
Glencoe6.3 miles8
Sparta7.3 miles8
Ryle9.8 miles9
Munk10.9 miles9

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 WarsawAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1919763The 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 506241. 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.