Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
“Louis Railroad Depot in Fordsville, Kentucky was built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.”
Wikipedia article Fordsville station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Ohio County · listed in 1991 · 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 19 fires within 5 miles of Louisville, Henderson, and St. Louis Railroad Depot between 1997 and 2017, burning about 193 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Louisville, Henderson, and St. Louis Railroad Depot: 2 prospects. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Springs Church Clay | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Trestle Clay | Clay | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fordsville, the town this property stands in, in 22 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordsville | $10,000 | Trees were downed. The roof of a barn was blown off. This occurred north of Fordsville on Highway 1700 near Old Askins Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordsville | - | The emergency manager reported multiple trees down in Fordsville. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordsville | - | A Ohio County official reported trees down in the area. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordsville | - | Local law enforcement reported numerous large trees down across the northern part of Ohio County. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordsville | - | A spotter estimated a 70 mph wind gust. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordsville | - | A newly constructed gazebo was moved 30 feet off a concrete slab and was damaged. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordsville | - | Trees were blown down near Fordsville. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordsville | - | Trees were blown down on State Route 69 south of Fordsville. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordsville | - | Limbs were blown down in Fordsville. The limbs were about 3 inches in diameter and 20 feet long. |
| May 2009 | Heavy Rain | Fordsville | - | Spotter reported 4.5 inches of rain since midnight. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordsville | - | Trees and power lines were downed county wide. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordsville | - | Trees were downed along Highway 54 near Fordsville. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Fordsville | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Fordsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Fordsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Fordsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Fordsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Fordsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Fordsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Fordsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Fordsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Fordsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dundee Masonic Lodge No. 733 | 6.3 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000923 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ohio County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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