Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“The Metcalfe County Jail, in Edmonton, Kentucky, is a historic jail which was built around 1861. It was used to hold prisoners until the early 1980s.”
Wikipedia article Metcalfe County Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Metcalfe County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Metcalfe County Jail between 1999 and 2020, burning about 134 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SULPHER SPRINGS |
| 12 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JERKINS FIRE |
| 1 April 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HUFF FIRE |
| 9 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | KNOB LICK |
| 9 March 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edmonton, the town this property stands in, in 38 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 25 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | 1 hurt, $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Edmonton | $500,000 | Tornado touched down in Edmonton then traveled along U.S. 80 to the Adair County line 14 miles to the West. A mobile and three barns were destroyed. Several homes and a factory were damaged. Many trees and power lines were also blown down. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew windows blown out of several businesses. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | $50,000 | The fire chief reported that trees and power lines were down, and a shop was destroyed near Edmonton along Highway 496. Highway 496 was closed due to debris. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | $50,000 | The roof was blown off a farm supply store in Edmonton. Trees were downed throughout the county. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | $40,000 | Trees fell on the roofs of two houses. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | $2,000 | The Metcalfe Emergency Manager reported that a tree split and fell onto a house. Several other trees and multiple large limbs also down in the area. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were downed in Edmonton. A small outbuilding was blown onto a street. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | $1,000 | Windows blown out of a house |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | There were numerous trees and power outages throughout the county. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Edmonton | - | River Road was flooded. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | Trees were reported down at the intersection of West Stockton Street and Love Street. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | Several trees were reported down in central Metcalfe County. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Edmonton | - | Metcalfe officials reported several roads closed due to flooding. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Edmonton | - | An animal shelter had to be evacuated due to rising flood water. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | The Metcalfe County emergency manager reported a tree down on Highway 80. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | The Metcalfe County emergency manager reported numerous large trees down across the county. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | Law enforcement reported that several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds countywide, including Edmonton. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | A few trees were downed within the city limits. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | Trees were downed across the county. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | Trees were downed. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | Power lines down near Edmonton |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Edmonton | - | State trooper reported a tornado touchdown at the fairgrounds. No reports of injuries or damage. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Edmonton | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Metcalfe County Kentucky Courthouse | 0.1 miles | 2000 |
| Stockton-Ray House | 2.5 miles | 1992 | |
 | Bell House, The | 5.4 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000791 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Metcalfe County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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