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Old Eddyville Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

From the record

“The Old Eddyville Historic District, located off KY 730 in Eddyville, Kentucky, is an 11 acres (4.5 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.”

Wikipedia article Old Eddyville Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 2 National Register listings published here for Lyon County · listed in 1981 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Address. Off KY 730, Eddyville, 42038
  • When was it listed? April 1981
  • Category. district
  • Census division. Eddyville
  • National Register reference number. 81000285 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

26 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Old Eddyville Historic District between 1997 and 2020, burning about 55 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Recreation and ceremony7
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Arson/incendiarism2
Natural1
Debris and open burning1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2010Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresLand Between the Lakes National Recreation AreaWILCOX CEMETERY
10 September 2009Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
7 August 2010Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryLAM HEAT
14 August 2010Natural1.0 acresLand Between the Lakes National Recreation AreaMAMMOTH
25 July 2002Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
22 June 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresKentucky Division of ForestryDEAD BIRD
22 June 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
11 April 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Every fire recorded in Lyon County

Storms near this property

41 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eddyville, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 18 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 7 flood, 4 heavy rain. The reports record 3 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2017Thunderstorm WindEddyville3 hurt, $50,000Significant damage occurred at the Kentucky State Penitentiary. Three staff members at the penitentiary were injured by flying glass, debris, and equipment picked up by the wind. Their injuries were not life threatening. The roof was blown off the prison gym. The resident of a mobile home in Eddyville estimated winds gusted to around 75 mph. The resident said their mobile home was rocking in the wind.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindEddyville$150,000A National Weather Service damage survey indicated a downburst with gusts up to 85 MPH occurred near the east shore of Lake Barkley in an area known as Eddy Creek. The damage area was about 2 miles wide and 3.5 miles long. The north to south extent of the damage was along Kentucky 93 from the north side of Eddy Bay to the community of Confederate. The west to east extent of the damage was from Lake Barkley to just east of Interstate 24. Hundreds of large trees were snapped or uprooted. Many trees were downed at a resort on the lake, damaging three permanent campers. A few motorists were stranded between downed trees and power lines across roads. A private boat dock was heavily damaged, along with a boat. About a half dozen homes and structures sustained roof and siding damage, which was mainly minor. Three homes were damaged when trees fell on them. One lane of eastbound Interstate 24 near the 49 mile marker was blocked for several hours by downed trees. A canopy was blown off a gas station. Widespread power outages lasted into the following day.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Eddyville$100,000The intermittent damage path began along Highway 373, producing mainly tree damage. Further northeast, barns and trees were damaged, along with shingles off roofs. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. The average path width was 75 yards. The tornado continued northeast into Caldwell County.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindEddyville$25,000Four power poles with transformers were blown down.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEddyville$20,000A tree fell on a vehicle.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindEddyville$20,000In Kuttawa, the roof of a laundromat was blown off, and the retainer wall at a post office collapsed. A farm shed was destroyed in Eddyville. In the Land Between The Lakes Recreation Area, numerous trees fell at the Hillman Ferry Campground, including some that landed on roads and a rest room building.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindEddyville$20,000At the Eddy Creek Marina, a floating breakwater dock was blown about 15 feet. About a dozen 5/8-inch thick steel cables snapped, causing the dock to float away. A power failure and a small fire ensued.
February 2019FloodEddyville$10,000The level of Kentucky Lake was raised to 367 feet, about 8 feet above the normal summer pool stage. Low-lying parks, campgrounds, and marina parking lots near the lake were flooded. Some lake access roads were underwater. The lake level was still several feet below the record set during the spring of 2011 flood.
March 2018FloodEddyville$10,000Flooding along the lakeshore of Lake Barkley inundated parks, boat ramps, parking lots, and a few access roads. Some campsites were flooded at campgrounds. The lake level rose to nearly 365 feet due to restricted water releases at Barkley Dam. The water was held back to mitigate flooding on the Ohio River. The Lake Barkley winter pool stage is 355 feet, and the normal summer pool stage is 359 feet.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindEddyville$7,000In Eddyville, large tree branches were down, along with some power lines. A trampoline was blown about 200 yards. At the intersection of U.S. Highways 641 and 62, debris was blown into power lines. Trees were down on U.S. Highway 641 just north of Eddyville.
January 1996Thunderstorm WindEddyville$6,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEddyville$5,000Trees were down.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindEddyville$5,000Severe thunderstorm winds occurred over much of the county. Three state roads were closed by downed trees. A trained spotter estimated winds gusted to 60 mph at Eddyville.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindEddyville$5,000Trees were down on three highways near Eddyville.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindEddyville$4,000Trees and power lines were down along Oak Grove Road.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindEddyville$3,000A tree and a couple of power lines were down.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEddyville$1,000A tree was down over the road at Kentucky 293 and 1415.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindEddyville$1,000A power line was down.
December 2015Heavy RainEddyville-The rainfall total over the past seven days was 8.14 inches. Of that total, 2.05 inches fell since midnight on the 28th. A couple of roads were closed that routinely become covered with water in heavy rain events.
July 2011Heavy RainEddyville-A trained spotter reported 1.5 inches of rain and still falling heavily.
April 2011HailEddyville-Golf-ball hail was reported at the state penitentiary.
May 2010FloodEddyville-Seven roadways were closed in the county. Water was around a bridge on Eddy Creek. Debris from high water was near the bridge on Highway 730 at Highway 293.
March 2008FloodEddyville-Water was over Kentucky 1943, but the road remained open.
April 2008FloodEddyville-Many roads were covered by water. Highways 295 and 819 were closed in places.
December 2007Heavy RainEddyville-Kentucky Highway 1943 was closed between mile markers 3 and 4 due to high water.
September 2006FloodEddyville-Kentucky Highway 1943 was closed north of Eddyville due to high water.
August 2006Heavy RainEddyville-Several inches of water were over a local road. Both lanes were closed briefly.
January 2004LightningEddyville-Lightning struck the water tower at the Kentucky State Penitentiary near Eddyville. The lightning strike caused a break in a 12-inch supply line, which emptied the tower of more than 350,000 gallons of water. The rupture forced the facility to go without running water for a while. Boilers that heat the facility were temporarily out of service.
April 1998HailEddyville-Dime size hailstones whitened the ground.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindEddyville-A few small trees and limbs were down.
March 2020HailEddyville-no account filed
October 2006FloodEddyville-no account filed
April 2004HailEddyville-no account filed
June 1998Flash FloodEddyville-no account filed
March 1997Flash FloodEddyville-no account filed
March 1997Flash FloodEddyville-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindEddyville-no account filed
April 1995HailEddyville-no account filed
May 1995HailEddyville-no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindEddyville-no account filed
May 1995HailEddyville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lyon County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
MAMIE S. BARRETT (towboat)4.3 miles1983

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 81000285 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Lyon CountyAll 2 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • 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.