Waterford, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the West Spencer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40071. It stands on Chadbourn Branch. The Survey maps it on the Waterford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1929 USGS Taylorsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Waterford quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Waterford quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Waterford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Waterford between 1997 and 2011, burning about 51 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PORTER FIRE |
| 20 March 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 February 1997 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 October 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MASTERS LANE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waterford in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Waterford | $150,000 | The tornado destroyed two mobile homes, and did extensive roof and tree damage. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waterford | - | There were four cedar trees that split. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Waterford | - | A small and narrow tornado touched down on the 600 block of Plum Creek Road in far western Spencer County. The 30 yard wide tornado caused extensive roof damage. Insulation was thrown from the northeast to the southeasterly direction and blown into trees. A large older satellite dish was thrown 20 yards and wedged in between 2 trees. The homeowner described a frightening tale of intense wind and a roaring sound. Doppler weather radar showed a nub on the squall line reflectivity, which corresponded well with where the twister touched down.||The next house up the street had some minor roof damage and there were several trees down in different directions. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Waterford | - | High water flooded Love Lane. |
| November 2018 | Flood | Waterford | - | Lily Pike and Love Lane, in Spencer County, were flooded and impassable. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waterford | - | Local emergency dispatch reported a tree down on Highgrove Road. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Waterford | - | Media reports impassable roads near the intersection of Lily Pike and Love Ln. as well as other flooded roads throughout Spencer county along the Salt River. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waterford | - | The state road department reported several large limbs had to be removed from KY 1060, KY 1251, and KY 1633. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waterford | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waterford | - | An observer estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waterford | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waterford | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waterford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crenshaw | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Taylorsville | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Yoder | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Riverhill Farm (historical) | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Elk Creek | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Wilsonville | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Normandy | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Zion (historical) | 7.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 506264. 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.






