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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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
Dr. Lucy Dupuy Montz Houselisted 1978
Henry C. Peak Houselisted 1980
Warsaw Historic Districtlisted 1982
Population over time
2 figuresWarsaw 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,615 | |
| 2020 | 1,761 | +146 (+9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2009Regional 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 ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | VERA CRUZ |
| 9 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 November 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 455 FIRE |
| 11 November 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | VERA CRUZ |
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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
43 since 1995Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | 10 hurt, $375,000 | Several mobile homes were demolished along State Route 184 between Interstate 71 and the Ohio River. Damage was caused by a microburst. |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Warsaw | 7 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | 2 hurt, $20,000 | Several 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $50,000 | A 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $35,000 | Part of a roof was torn off a church. Also, a few homes were damaged due to fallen trees and wind damage. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Warsaw | $30,000 | Several 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $15,000 | A few small structures and sheds were blown off of their foundation due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $10,000 | Numerous trees were downed county wide due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $8,000 | Several trees were downed. One tree fell on a house, causing minor damage. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $6,000 | Trees 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 2010 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | $5,000 | Multiple roads were flooded or closed due to high water. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Warsaw | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $3,000 | Several large trees were downed. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $3,000 | A few trees were downed in the Warsaw area. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $3,000 | Several 4 to 5 inch diameter branches were downed and the roof of a metal barn was damaged. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | $3,000 | Streams were over multiple roads countywide. Interstate 71 was also partially closed due to high water. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $3,000 | Winds were estimated at 60 mph, which tore down large tree limbs. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $2,000 | Two trees were downed. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $2,000 | A few trees were downed in the Warsaw area due to thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $2,000 | Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $2,000 | One tree and several large limbs were downed along Dry Creek Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Smith Avenue. |
| January 2012 | Flood | Warsaw | $1,000 | Minor flooding was reported along Highway 42 due to heavy rain. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | A tree was downed on High Street due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | $1,000 | High water due to heavy rain was reported along West Highway 42. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Flood | Warsaw | - | Dry Creek Road was closed due to high water in the 2500 block. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Warsaw | - | High water affected a few roads. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Warsaw | - | Several roads were closed across the county due to high water including Kentucky State Route 467. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Warsaw | - | U.S. Route 42 had water pooling on it, but it was passable. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Warsaw | - | Roads were still reported closed due to previous flash flooding. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | - | High water flooded several roads. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Warsaw | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph, which tore down large tree limbs. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Warsaw | - | 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.
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 Warsaw | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1919763 | 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 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.





