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Photograph of Cadiz Main Street Residential District
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Cadiz Main Street Residential District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

From the record

“The Cadiz Main Street Residential District is a 7.1 acres (2.9 ha) historic district in Cadiz, Kentucky which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It runs along Main St., between Line St. and Scott St., and included 32 contributing buildings.”

Wikipedia article Cadiz Main Street Residential District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 8 National Register listings published here for Trigg County · listed in 1989 · category: District.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 32 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Main St., between Line St. and Scott St., Cadiz, 42211
  • When was it listed? May 1989
  • Category. district
  • Census division. Cadiz
  • National Register reference number. 89000384 - 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

16 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Cadiz Main Street Residential District between 1999 and 2012, burning about 42 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
Recreation and ceremony7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning2
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
4 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
8 August 2012Debris and open burning5.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryRILEY HOL
7 March 2010Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
7 March 2007Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
24 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
24 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
20 March 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
27 February 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Every fire recorded in Trigg County

Storms near this property

60 of 118 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cadiz, the town this property stands in, in 118 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 60 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 11 flash flood, 8 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2011Thunderstorm WindCadiz$300,000A microburst with estimated winds up to 100 mph struck the south and east sides of Cadiz. The average path width of the microburst was 3/4 mile, and the path length was a mile and three-quarters. Thirty homes sustained light to moderate damage, mainly due to fallen trees. One home was destroyed by a large fallen tree. One business was heavily damaged, with the end of a storage building destroyed. Several other structures received damage, primarily to roofs. Sheet metal and attached framing smashed three delivery trucks. Signs were in the road on U.S. Highway 68 east of Cadiz.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCadiz$200,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. About 1,500 utility customers lost power. A number of houses and public buildings were damaged. Emergency declarations were signed by the city of Cadiz and Trigg County.
June 2019Tornado (EF1)Cadiz$150,000Minor roof damage occurred to at least eight homes, primarily from falling trees. One home had a broken window. One barn was levelled. Several power lines were downed, mainly from falling trees. At least 200 trees were uprooted, snapped, or had broken limbs. The tornado traveled mainly along and north of Kings Chapel Road initially, then traveled along Cool Spring Cave Road before crossing South Montgomery Road, north of Caledonia. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph.
July 2016Flash FloodCadiz$150,000Water entered a home in Cadiz, along with another home on Highway 276 in northern Trigg County. Several Cadiz city streets were closed due to flooding. A few roads outside the city limits were flooded. At least one road was completely washed out in Cadiz. There was at least one bridge washout in the county. City crews rescued one person, and a few others were rescued outside the city. The Little River came out of its banks in Cadiz, flooding a parking lot and a few roads. A trained spotter near Cadiz measured 3.16 inches of rain in two hours. A state of emergency was declared for Trigg County.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindCadiz$100,000A private boat dock was heavily damaged. A boat was overturned. Between 30 and 40 trees were blown down across roads in the area.
March 2012HailCadiz$100,000Golf ball size hail was reported in Cadiz along Princeton Road and Stone Road causing damage to roofs of homes.
May 1995HailCadiz$100,000Baseball-size hail damaged cars, windows, and siding. Extensive damage was done to a greenhouse.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindCadiz$80,000A large tree was blown down, going all the way through a house as a line of thunderstorms moved through Cadiz.
February 2018FloodCadiz$75,000Water was over a few low-lying secondary roads near the Little River, mainly along a fork that runs north of Cadiz.
March 1997Flash FloodCadiz$70,000no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindCadiz$45,000A morning thunderstorm line swept through Cadiz. Emergency management reported that the storm took out power and generator at the county hospital in Cadiz. Multiple trees were downed onto power lines near the hospital. A spotter reported that lots of trees were downed, many on roads such as Oliver Rd and N. Montgomery Rd.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Cadiz$30,000Approximately a dozen trees were uprooted or snapped. Several tree limbs were blown down. Two homes on the outskirts of north Cadiz received shingle damage. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph. The average path width was 100 yards.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindCadiz$25,000A tree fell on a power line and brought down three poles on the outskirts of Cadiz.
February 2019Flash FloodCadiz$25,000Water was over Highway 1175. Several other state and county roads were closed, including a road that crosses the Little River. One roadway was partially washed out. A trained spotter in Rockcastle measured a 48-hour total of 4.20 inches.
June 2018LightningCadiz$20,000Two houses were struck by lightning and on fire.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindCadiz$20,000Numerous trees were blown down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindCadiz$20,000Two 40-inch trees were snapped off at the ground. A wood garage was levelled. Several awnings and carports were damaged.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCadiz$20,000A wind gust to 68 mph was measured at a local radio station. A gust to 65 mph was measured on the west side of Cadiz. Trees were blown down.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindCadiz$20,000Outbuildings and trees on a farm were damaged.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindCadiz$20,000About 15 trees were blown down, mainly across northern parts of the county. Near Cadiz, two structures which were under construction were blown down, including a house and a church.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCadiz$15,000Multiple trees were down on the north side of Cadiz, along with power lines. Widespread power outages were reported in the county.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindCadiz$15,000A tree was blown down on a car off State Route 139 north of Cadiz. One person was trapped. On Highway 139 south of Cadiz, a tree was blown onto a power line. Several other trees were blown down.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindCadiz$12,000A number of trees and tree limbs were broken or snapped. Some shingles were blown off several homes on Highway 139 a couple miles north of Cadiz, and one home had siding damage. Tree limbs were down at Interstate 24 and Kentucky 124.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindCadiz$10,000A wind gust to 70 mph was measured by emergency management personnel. Some roof damage was reported.
August 2015LightningCadiz$10,000Lightning struck a substation near Cadiz, causing several circuits to go down. About 12,000 utility customers lost power for up to an hour. Power went out throughout all of Cadiz and parts of three other counties.
February 2012Flash FloodCadiz$10,000On U.S. Highway 68 east of Cadiz, law enforcement officers conducted a water rescue after a vehicle became stranded in floodwaters.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindCadiz$10,000Power lines were blown down.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindCadiz$10,000Several trees were blown down, blocking roads. A barn was slightly damaged.
September 2006Flash FloodCadiz$10,000Floodwaters entered homes in Raleigh Hollow, northwest of Cadiz. A section of U.S. Highway 68 and Kentucky Highway 525 was closed. Several streets were closed in Cadiz due to high water.
December 2005Thunderstorm WindCadiz$10,000Part of the roof of a storage building collapsed. The 200-by-30 foot building was located at a lumber yard.
January 1996Thunderstorm WindCadiz$10,000no account filed
December 2015Thunderstorm WindCadiz$8,000A tree fell on a house. A radio station in Cadiz measured a wind gust to 56 mph.
April 2011Tornado (EF0)Cadiz$8,000A very brief touchdown occurred. Several trees were snapped or uprooted. Peak winds were estimated near 80 mph.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindCadiz$5,000Trees were down east of Cadiz near the Christian County line.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindCadiz$5,000A number of trees were blown down, causing power outages.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindCadiz$5,000Several trees were blown down along Route 139 through Cadiz and vicinity. A healthy one-foot diameter tree limb was down.
January 2002Thunderstorm WindCadiz$5,000In downtown Cadiz, winds ripped a metal awning off the front of a store. Numerous trees were down in the Muddy Fork Creek area, leaving about 200 homes without power.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindCadiz$5,000Nine or ten trees were down.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindCadiz$5,000The roof was blown off a baseball dugout.
September 2002Flash FloodCadiz$5,000no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCadiz$4,000A billboard was blown over. A trained spotter estimated winds gusted to 65 mph.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindCadiz$4,000A couple of trees were blown down.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindCadiz$4,000Several trees were blown down in the Cadiz area, including one that fell across power lines.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindCadiz$4,000Trees were down.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindCadiz$4,000A National Weather Service damage survey revealed straight-line thunderstorm winds around 70 MPH caused minor damage to three homes. One vehicle was damaged by a falling tree limb. The damage path was about 1.5 miles wide.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindCadiz$3,000A few metal panels were blown off a small garage. Power lines were blown down.
November 2013Thunderstorm WindCadiz$3,000A large tree was blown down, blocking U.S. Highway 68 near Highway 274.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCadiz$3,000Trees were reported down off Interstate 24 near the Cadiz exit. One of the trees took down part of a fence, which allowed several cows to escape onto the interstate.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindCadiz$3,000Trees were down on the west side of Cadiz.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindCadiz$3,000Trees were blown down near Highway 274.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindCadiz$3,000Two trees were down.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindCadiz$3,000Several trees were blown down near Cadiz.
November 1996Thunderstorm WindCadiz$3,000no account filed
October 2014Thunderstorm WindCadiz$2,000Trees were blown down. Construction barrels were blown down on Interstate 24 into some nearby fields.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindCadiz$2,000A mobile spotter measured a wind gust of 60 mph on Highway 139 about three miles south of Interstate 24. Numerous tree limbs were down.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindCadiz$2,000A large sign was blown down off of a building.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindCadiz$2,000A tree was down, and a tree limb broke a window on a house.
May 1995Tornado (F1)Cadiz$2,000This was the first of two tornadoes spawned by a supercell thunderstorm that moved through Trigg County. The second more powerful and longer-lived tornado is detailed in the next entry. This first brief tornado only knocked down several trees.
November 2017Thunderstorm WindCadiz$1,000Trees were blown down along Highway 124. A shed was blown from the front yard to the back yard. Power outages were reported.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCadiz$1,000Several large tree limbs were blown down.

Every storm recorded in Trigg 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

5 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
Cadiz Downtown Historic District0.3 miles1988
Cadiz Masonic Lodge No. 121 F. and A.M.0.3 miles1979
Confederate Monument of Cadiz0.3 miles1997
George and Nellie White Smith House0.5 miles2024
John McCaughan House5.0 miles1987

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 89000384 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Trigg CountyAll 8 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.