Yosemite, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Middleburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42566. It stands on Hites Creek. The Survey maps it on the Yosemite quadrangle. It stands 840 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1952 USGS Yosemite quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
58 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Yosemite between 1998 and 2020, burning about 911 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MCQUEEN |
| 24 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 41 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WATSON SAWMILL |
| 22 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 31 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FAIRVIEW CHURCH FIRE |
| 21 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MOCCASIN |
| 17 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Yosemite: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadcut Bench Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yosemite in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Hail | Yosemite | $10,000 | Windows were knocked out of buildings. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yosemite | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yosemite | - | A tree fell down. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yosemite | - | There was a tree blocking the road near Old Pollys Shoe Store. There were also trees down on Upper Brush Creek Road and at the intersection of Angel Ridge and KY 501. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yosemite | - | A tree and power line were down just north of the intersection at Highway 127 and Short Town Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yosemite | - | Casey County emergency dispatch reported multiple trees downed along highways 70, 1649, and 501. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Yosemite | - | Penny size hail was reported over much of eastern Casey County. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Yosemite | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yosemite | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleburg | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Lanhamtown | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Stapp (historical) | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Calvary (historical) | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lawhorn Hill | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Moore | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Knob Lick (historical) | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Poplar Springs (historical) | 5.1 miles | 7 |
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 Yosemite | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8055914 | 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 507236. 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.



