BlockWorthington, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Northeast Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40241. The Survey maps it on the Anchorage quadrangle.
On record in Worthington
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.
Von Allmen Dairy Farm Houselisted 2007 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1905 USGS Prospect quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Prospect quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Anchorage quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Anchorage quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Anchorage quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Anchorage quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anchorage quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Worthington: 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crestwood Mine Underground | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crestwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Oldham County Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Worthington in 5 storm reports between 2002 and 2015: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Worthington | $15,000 | A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report that flash flooding occurred near the Norton Commons community. High water was reported up to the hoods of multiple vehicles. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worthington | $10,000 | There was some chimney and siding damage to a house. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worthington | - | An off-duty NWS employee reported that two trees were down on Honeylore Court. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Worthington | - | Highway 22 by Craigs Creek was completely underwater. Police had blocked it off. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Worthington | - | Highway 22 was closed between Chamberlain Lane and Murphy Lane. Water three feet deep was over the road at Craigs Creek and Hite Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fincastle | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Ballardsville | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Langdon Place | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Freys Hill | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Ten Broeck | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Creekside | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Broeck Pointe | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Worthington Hills | 1.9 miles | 16 |
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 Worthington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8037237 | 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 509410. 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.
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.