Yarnallton, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lexington-Fayette Southwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40511. The Survey maps it on the Lexington West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1906 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lexington West quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Lexington West quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Lexington West quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Lexington West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Yarnallton in 2010, burning about 25 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CORN HOLE FIRE |
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 Yarnallton: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yarnallton in 11 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 flash flood. 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarnallton | $200,000 | Eight structures had trees on their roofs. There were many widespread power outages across the county. |
| August 2013 | Flood | Yarnallton | $3,000 | The Lexington Fire Department reported a car swamped in shallow water at the intersection of Leestown and Dolan Roads. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Yarnallton | - | Leestown Road between Dolan Lane and the Scott County line, at the railroad overpass, were closed due to high water. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarnallton | - | Trees were down at the intersection of Leestown Road and North Yarnallton Pike. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarnallton | - | A large tree fell and was blocking Old Frankfort Pike. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarnallton | - | Trees were reportedly resting on electric wires. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Yarnallton | - | Dispatch reported that Georgetown Road and a couple of other roads in Lexington had to be temporarily closed due to high water. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarnallton | - | One small tree was reported down. |
| November 2018 | Flood | Yarnallton | - | Leestown Road was closed due to flooding at the railroad overpass between Dolan Lane and the Scott County line. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarnallton | - | A law enforcement official reported trees down on Old Frankfort Pike and Elkchester Road. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yarnallton | - | A tree fell across South Yarrellton Pike. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bracktown | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Viley | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Elk Chester | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Greendale | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Van Meter | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Sandersville | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Spindletop Estates | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Donerail | 4.0 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122567530 | 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 509416. 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.








