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Photograph of Greenville Commercial Historic District (Greenville, Kentucky)
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Greenville Commercial Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From the record

“The Greenville Commercial Historic District is a historic district located on two blocks of N. The district consists of thirteen commercial buildings, ten of which are contributing buildings.”

Wikipedia article Greenville Commercial Historic District (Greenville, Kentucky), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Muhlenberg County · listed in 1985 · category: District.

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

The listing

  • Address. 100 blks. of N. Main and E. Main Cross Sts., Greenville, 42345
  • When was it listed? August 1985
  • Category. district
  • Also known as. Greenville Kentucky MRA
  • Census division. Greenville
  • Architectural style. Renaissance Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 85001903 - 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

52 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Greenville Commercial Historic District between 1997 and 2019, burning about 738 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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
Recreation and ceremony17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Debris and open burning11
Arson/incendiarism6
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

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
7 September 2002Recreation and ceremony4.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
27 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
24 September 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
7 August 2002Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
24 August 2007Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
24 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
19 August 1999Natural2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
15 August 2007Debris and open burning6.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Every fire recorded in Muhlenberg County

Storms near this property

60 of 76 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenville, the town this property stands in, in 76 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 6 flash flood, 5 tornado. The reports record 3 deaths and 27 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
February 2008Tornado (EF3)Greenville3 killed, 24 hurt, $21,300,000Countywide, a total of 69 homes were destroyed and 203 were damaged. Of the 203 damaged homes, 56 sustained major damage. Most of the damage occurred in the communities of Greenville and Powderly, where 48 homes were destroyed and 32 sustained major damage (35 to 40 percent were mobile homes). The primary focus of attention was where the fatalities occurred at a mobile home park on U.S. Highway 62 near the Highway 189 bypass. In the Muhlenberg Industrial Park, a spec building was flattened and another building was heavily damaged. A half dozen businesses and churches were damaged, including a hotel and a car dealership. The Western Kentucky Parkway was closed near Central City due to trees blocking the road. A utility pole fell on a vehicle travelling on Kentucky 601. The tornado passed within a short distance southwest of a high school, where a basketball game was in progress at the time of the storm. A large portion of the gym roof was damaged, causing heavy water damage due to rainfall entering the building. The National Guard was activated to provide security for the area. The county was declared a federal major disaster area. The average path width was 325 yards. Peak winds were estimated near 160 mph.
June 1997Tornado (F2)Greenville2 hurt, $120,000The tornado tracked through wooded farmlands, so damage was relatively light. The most severe damage occurred to a mobile home and a log home located about 500 feet apart. The mobile home practically disintegrated. The entire structure was lifted from its site and deposited 50 to 100 feet away as a pile of debris. The log home was completely unroofed. Considerable damage occurred to the walls and interior of the log home. Two occupants of the log home who had taken shelter in a small room near the exterior of the house were injured. They sustained very minor cuts and bruises due to falling debris. Several other homes in the area received minor damage. Vehicles were thrown into each other. Numerous trees were down. The maximum winds in this tornado were close to F-3 intensity, probably near 150 MPH.
February 2012Tornado (EF2)Greenville1 hurt, $100,000The tornado touched down on the east side of Greenville and moved rapidly northeast. A tied-down mobile home was completely destroyed. The mobile home rolled five times with an occupant in it, but he received only minor injuries. A modular home was moved off its block foundation. Roofs were blown off homes in Greenville, and the middle school lost a significant part of its roof. Numerous pine and cedar tree trunks were snapped off. There was minor siding damage to homes, and a barn lost its roof. Metal bleachers were tossed. The tornado damage path ended at U.S. Highway 431 at Cleaton. There was at least one eyewitness account of the tornado. Peak winds were near 120 mph. The average path width was 180 yards.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindGreenville$250,000There was damage to numerous trees and power lines across the county. There was minor structural damage to some roofs as well. A total of 88 downed trees and 19 damaged structures were reported to the county's central dispatch office. The hardest hit areas included Drakesboro, Beechmont, and Greenville.
May 2016HailGreenville$100,000A swath of very large hail fell across central Muhlenberg County. Baseball-size hail was reported about a mile south of Greenville. The large hail swath continued eastward to Beech Creek, where hail was the size of golf balls. This large hail swath was associated with the same supercell thunderstorm that spawned the tornado in southwest Muhlenberg County.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Greenville$100,000The tornado struck first at a mobile home park on U.S. Highway 62 on the south side of Greenville. One mobile home was overturned and destroyed. Three people were injured. Two of the injuries were slight. Another mobile home was blown off its foundation. A camper trailer was overturned. Several houses sustained shingle damage. Trees and limbs were blown down along the entire path. The average path width was 100 yards. Peak winds were estimated near 109 mph.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindGreenville$50,000Hundreds of trees were downed by straight-line winds in and around Greenville.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindGreenville$45,000A house trailer was flipped over and destroyed, old metal outbuildings were destroyed, and a metal roof was tossed about 100 yards. The damage area extended from Weir north along Highway 171 toward Greenville. Large trees were uprooted, and the tops of several 12 to 14-inch diameter trees were blown off. The trailer was not tied down.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindGreenville$35,000A swath of damaging thunderstorm winds passed south of Greenville. Four miles southwest of Greenville, several trees were uprooted and the roof was completely torn off a metal building. Two miles southeast of Greenville, a metal carport was destroyed. The carport was thrown into a nearby house. There was minimal damage to the house. Two trees were uprooted a couple miles south of Greenville. Much of Greenville was without power.
February 2012Tornado (EF1)Greenville$30,000A very brief tornado occurred in the southwest part of Greenville. The path length was 700 feet, and the path width was 100 feet. An apartment building lost some of its roof decking. There was minor damage to the siding of a few houses. Large branches were snapped off trees. A barn lost part of its roof. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindGreenville$25,000A roof was blown off a store. Several trees were blown down.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindGreenville$25,000Trees were down throughout the county, including along Highway 181 south of Greenville.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindGreenville$25,000Trees were uprooted, and shingles were off a house on State Highway 1163. Large tree limbs were down.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGreenville$20,000Trees were blown down over a widespread area of the county. Power lines were down in Greenville.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindGreenville$20,000A wind gust to 61 mph was measured at a Kentucky mesonet site about six miles north of Greenville. Several trees were blown down in Greenville. In Central City, a tree landed on a power line.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindGreenville$20,000Straight-line wind damage occurred along Highway 171. One barn was damaged, with six-by-six foot poles snapped. The barn roof was blown 100 yards. Several trees were blown down. A two-foot diameter oak tree was snapped.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindGreenville$20,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Some of the trees landed on houses, vehicles, and carports. Streets were blocked.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindGreenville$15,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Greenville. Several large limbs were down on U.S. Highway 62 between Powderly and Greenville.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindGreenville$15,000Trees and power lines were blown down, resulting in spotty power outages.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindGreenville$15,000Numerous trees were blown down across the county. Trees were down in the Greenville, South Carrolton, and Central City areas, as well as rural areas. There were power lines down.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindGreenville$10,000A large tree was uprooted in Greenville. Strong winds were responsible for other scattered minor damage.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindGreenville$10,000Several trees were blown down in Greenville.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindGreenville$5,000Several trees were down around the county.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindGreenville$5,000Several trees were down in the Greenville/Central City area.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindGreenville$5,000Tree limbs were blown down on Highway 181.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindGreenville$5,000A number of trees were blown down.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindGreenville$4,000Trees were blown down over roadways. Power outages were reported.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000Power lines were blown down near Greenville. A tree was blown down in Drakesboro.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000Trees were reported down.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000A few trees were blown down in Greenville.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindGreenville$2,000A tree was down near State Road 949 at Penrod. Another tree was down near Greenville.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindGreenville$2,000no account filed
May 2025Flash FloodGreenville-Report submitted via mPING. Radar estimated rainfall was 1.5 to 2 inches within an hour.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindGreenville-Winds were measured to 58 mph at the Kentucky mesonet site.
May 2023FloodGreenville-Several flood-prone streets were flooded in the Greenville and Central City area.
June 2019FloodGreenville-Minor flooding was reported. Standing water was over some roads due to storm drains not keeping up with very heavy rainfall.
April 2018Funnel CloudGreenville-There were three funnel cloud reports from a storm near Greenville.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindGreenville-Trained spotters estimated wind gusts to 60 mph along Highway 853 near Weir.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindGreenville-A 52 knot wind gust was measured by the Kentucky Mesonet site near Greenville.
April 2011Heavy RainGreenville-A co-op observer measured 1.78 inches of rain in three hours near Greenville. Minor flooding was reported. A foot of water was over several secondary roads in Central City.
June 2011HailGreenville-Winds gusted to 45 mph with the storm.
June 2009Heavy RainGreenville-Four to six inches of water were on city streets in Greenville. Minor flooding of several streets occurred in Central City.
June 2009Flash FloodGreenville-Several creeks were beginning to overflow onto the roadway.
August 2009Heavy RainGreenville-Heavy rainfall of 1.28 inches fell in 45 minutes.
April 2008Flash FloodGreenville-High water was reported along County Highway 601.
June 2006Heavy RainGreenville-A trained spotter measured 1.50 inches of rain in less than half an hour.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindGreenville-A spotter reported trees down.
April 2002Flash FloodGreenville-Water was over North Cherry Road and several other roads. The flooding was caused by rainfall amounts estimated around 2 inches in an hour.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindGreenville-Several trees were blown down.
July 2001FloodGreenville-Slow-moving thunderstorms dumped very heavy rain. Water was reported over some roads in Greenville.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindGreenville-Trees were blown down.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindGreenville-Trees were down.
May 1998HailGreenville-Nickel size hail fell in Greenville.
June 1998HailGreenville-Golf ball size hail was reported on the Western Kentucky Parkway near Greenville.
March 2020HailGreenville-no account filed
March 2016HailGreenville-no account filed
May 2016HailGreenville-no account filed
April 2011Funnel CloudGreenville-no account filed
April 2011HailGreenville-no account filed
April 2011HailGreenville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Muhlenberg County

Newspapers printed here

1,651 digitised pages

1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 407 issues, 1,651 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

NewspaperPublished
The Record1899 to 1???

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

6 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
Muhlenberg County Courthouseunder 500 feet1978
Rice Tobacco Factory0.1 miles1985
Old Muhlenberg County Jail0.1 miles1985
George Short House0.1 miles1980
Greenville City Hall0.1 miles1985
South Cherry Street Historic District0.2 miles1985

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 85001903 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Muhlenberg CountyAll 12 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.