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25 National Register listings published here.
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Boyd County, Kentucky
45 topographic sheets and 17 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.
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What the record shows
- 2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Ashland, Catlettsburg, between 1885 and 1961.
- 17 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
- 799 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 25 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 22 buildings, 2 districts and 1 site.
- 18 of the 25 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 37 populated places in this county; 37 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Photographs
5 photographs, 1936 to 2020Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Rothstein, Arthur, 1936. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
United States. Office for Emergency Management, 1942. Library of Congress
United States. Office for Emergency Management, 1942. Library of Congress
Places on the National Register
25Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Photographs from libraries nationwide
3 of 7 shownSelected from the Digital Public Library of America's 7 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.
The county from the air
36 shownFlown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 574 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 36 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.
Weather records
4 stations, 2 gagesThe thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
- ASHLAND 1896 to 2026, hottest 41.7 C, coldest -31.7 C
- ASHLAND STATE POLICE 1983 to 1997
- ASHLAND 2.9 WSW 1998 to 2016
- ASHLAND 1.2 NNW 2025 to 2026
- OHIO RIVER AT ASHLAND, KY 1939 to 1975
- MILE BRANCH AT COALTON, KY 1977 to 1981
The 1950 census, district by district
65 districtsWho lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
- 10-1Magisterial District 1: Catlettsburg city: Catlettsburg city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Ward line; City limits; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
- 10-2Catlettsburg city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Ward line; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Main; Thirty Sixth; City limits
- 10-3Catlettsburg city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Thirty Sixth, Main, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; City limits; City limits; City limits
- 10-4Catlettsburg city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Ward line; City limits; Ward line; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
- 10-5Catlettsburg city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Ward line; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Ward line; City limits
- 10-6Catlettsburg city - That part comprising Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line; City limits; Ward line; City limits
- 10-7Catlettsburg city - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ward line; City limits
- 10-8Magisterial District 1 - That part Bounded by First low type bitumonous unnamed road from power line to Catlettsburg city limits, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Paddle Creek; Power line
- 10-9Magisterial District 1 - That part Bounded by Magisterial District line; Catlettsburg city limits, First low bituminous unnamed road from city limits to power line, Power line, Paddle Creek; U.S. Hwy. 23; State Hwy. 180, U. S. Hwy. 60
- 10-10Magisterial District 1 - That part Bounded by Magisterial District line; U.S. Hwy. 60, State Hwy. 180, U.S. Hwy. 23; County line; County line
- 10-11Magisterial District 1 - That part Bounded by U. S. Hwy. 23, Paddle Creek, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Catlettsburg city limits; County line, Whites Creek; Wolfpen - Branch Rd.; Ellingtons Bear Creek, U.S. Hwy. 23
- 10-12Magisterial District 1 - That part Bounded by Wolfpen - Branch Rd., Whites Creek; County line; County line; Bear Creek, Ellingtons Bear Creek
- 10-13Magisterial District 1 - that part Bounded by U.S. Hwy. 23, Ellingtons Bear Creek; Ellingtons Bear Creek, Bear Creek; County line; U.S. Hwy. 23
- 10-14Ashland city, comprising parts of Magisterial Districts 2 and 3: Ashland city - That part of Ward 1 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, 17th; Central Ave.; 15th, Magisterial District line
- 10-15Ashland city - That part of Ward 1 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Central Ave.; 17th, Lexington Ave., Ward line; Ward line; 13th, Montgonery, 15th
- 10-16Ashland city - That part of Ward 2 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Woodland Ave.; Ward line, Locust Ave., Ward line, Moore, Ward line, Sellars; Oakview Rd.
- 10-17Ashland city - That part of Ward 2 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Ward line; Oakview Rd., Ward line; Blackburn; 13th
- 10-18Ashland city - That part of Ward 2 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Blackburn; Ward line; Beach; 13th
- 10-19Ashland city - That part of Ward 2 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Beach; Ward line; City limits; U.S. Hwy. 60
- 10-20Ashland city - That part of Ward 3 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by City limits; Ward line; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, 22nd, Greenup Ave.; 17th, Ward line
- 10-21Ashland city - That part of Ward 3 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Ward line, 25th; Carter Ave.; 22nd
- 10-22Ashland city - That part of Ward 3 in Magisterial District 2, excluding Henry Clay Hotel Bounded by Greenup Ave.; 22nd; Central Ave.; 17th
- 10-23Henry Clay Hotel (In Ashland city, Ward 3. Magisterial District 2)
- 10-24Ashland city - That part of Ward 3 in Wagisterial District 2 Bounded by Carter Ave.; 25th; Bath Ave.; 22nd
- 10-25Ashland city - That part of Ward 3 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Bath Ave.; 25th, Ward line; Ward line; Ashland Ave., Hilton Ave., 22nd
- 10-26Ashland city - That part of Ward 3 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Central Ave.; 22nd, Hilton Ave., Ashland Ave.; Ward line; Ward line, Lexington Ave., 17th
- 10-27Ashland city - That part of Ward 4 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Ward line; Ward line; 29th, Lynnwood Ave., Ashland Ave., Woodland Ave.; Oakview Rd., Ward line
- 10-28Ashland city - That part of Ward 4 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Woodland Ave., Ashland Ave., Lynnwood Ave.; 29th; Moore; Ward line, Locust Ave., Ward line
- 10-29Ashland city - That part of Ward 4 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by 29th; Pelmont; Ward line, Moore; 29th
- 10-30Ashland city - That part of Ward 4 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Moore; Ferguson, Putnam, State; Hills Dr., Blackburn; 29th
- 10-31Ashland city - That part of Ward 4 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Moore; 29th; Blackburn, Oakview Rd.; Sellars, Ward line
- 10-32Ashland city - That part of Ward 4 in Mngisterial District 2 Bounded by Oakview Rd., Blackburn; Jackson Ave., Evans, Pleasant Ave., Ward line; City limits; Ward line
- 10-33Ashland city - That part of Ward 5 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by City limits; Ward line; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, 30th, Winchester Ave.; 25th, Ward line
- 10-34Ashland city - That part of Ward 5 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Ward line; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Winchester Ave.; 30th
- 10-35Ashland city - That part of Ward 5 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Winchester Ave.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; 30th
- 10-36Ashland city - That part of Ward 5 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Winchester Ave.; 30th; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; 25th
- 10-37Ashland city - That part of Ward 5 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; 29th; Ward line; Ward line, 25th
- 10-38Ashland city - That part of Ward 5 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; 33rd, Bath Ave., Deal; Simpson Rd.; Belmont, 29th
- 10-39Ashland city - that part of Ward 5 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Ward line; Ward line, Unnamed street; Deal, Bath Ave., 33rd
- 10-40Ashland city - That part of Ward 6 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by City limits; Ohio River, 40th; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Ward line
- 10-41Ashland city - That part of Ward 6 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Simpson Rd., Unnamed street, Ward line; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; 39th, Poplar; Belmont
- 10-42Ashland city - That part of Ward 6 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Poplar, 39th; Gertrell, Ridgeway Ave., Edward; Blackburn; Belmont
- 10-43Ashland city - That part of Ward 6 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by 39th; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; 45th; Edward, Ridgeway Ave., Gertrell
- 10-44Ashland city - That part of Ward 6 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by 40th, Ohio River; City limits; City limits; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
- 10-45Ashland city - That part of Ward 6 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by 45th; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; City limits; North
- 10-46Ashland city - That part of Ward 6 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Blackburn; North; City limits; W. Grove, Grove, Gartin Ave., S. Belmont
- 10-47Ashland city - That part of Ward 6 in Magisterial District 2 Bounded by Moore, Ward line; Belmont, Blackburn, S. Belmont, Gartin Ave. Grove, W. Grove; City limits; Ward line, Pleasant Ave., Evans, Jackson Ave., Blackburn, Hills Dr., State, Putman, Ferguson
- 10-48Ashland city - That part of Ward 1 in Magisterial District 3 Bounded by City limits; Magisterial District line, 15th; Winchester Ave.; 12th
- 10-49Ashland city - That part of Ward 1 in Magisterial District 3 Bounded by City limits; 12th; Winchester Ave.; Long Run, Ohio River
- 10-50Ashland city - That part of Ward 1 in Magisterial District 3 Bounded by City limits; Ohio River, Long Run, McKinley, 13th; Pollard Rd., Ward line; City limits
- 10-51Ashland city - That part of Ward 1 in Magisterial District 3 Bounded by Winchester Ave.; 12th, Central Ave., 9th; Long Run
- 10-52Ashland city - That part of Ward 1 in Magisterial District 3, excluding Ventura Hotel Bounded by Winchester Ave.; 15th; Montgomery Ave., 13th, Mickinley, Long Run; 9th, Central Ave., 12th
- 10-53Ventura Hotel (In Ashland city, Ward 1, Magisterial District 3)
- 10-54Ashland city - That part of Ward 2 in Magisterial District 3 Bounded by Ward line; Ward line, Pollard Rd.; Ferry, 6th, Jenkins; City limits
- 10-55Ashland city - That part of Ward 2 in Magisterial District 3 Bounded by Pollard Rd.; 13th; Blackburn; Pollard Rd.
- 10-56Ashland city - That part of Ward 2 in Magisterial District 3 Bounded by Jenkins, 6th, Perry; Pollard Rd., Kerk, Lewis Ave., Price, Scott Ave., Morgan Ave., McClelland, Grant, Lucille; Edgewood Ave.; City limits
- 10-57Ashland city - That part of Ward 2 in Magisterial District 3 Bounded by Blackburn; 13th, U.S. Hwy. 60; City limits; City limits, Edgewood Ave., Lucille, Grant, McClelland, Morgan Ave., Scott Ave., Price, Lewis Ave. Kerk
- 10-58Magisterial District 2 - That part outside Ashland city (Remainder of Magisterial District 2 is in Ashland city)
- 10-59Magisterial District 3, outside Ashland city: Magisterial District 3 - That part Bounded by County line; Ashland city limits; Bellefonte Rd., High, Victoria, Wheatley Rd., Unnnmed street, Thompson, Thompson extended; Hood Creek, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, County line
- 10-60Magisterial District 3 - That part Bounded by Wheatley Rd., Victoria, High, Bellefonte Rd.; Ashland city limits, Pennington Rd., Branch of Little Hood Creek; McKnight Rd.; Main, Pennington Rd., Main, Fairview Ave., Virginia Ave., Unnamed street, Hood Creek Rd.
- 10-61Magisterial District 3 - That part Bounded by Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Hood Creek, Thompson extended, Thompson, Unnamed street, Wheatly Rd., Hood Creek Rd., Unnamed street, Virginia Ave., Fairview Ave., Main, Pennington Rd., Main, McKnight Rd., branch of Little Hood Creek, Pennington Rd., Ashland city limits, Unnamed road, Local Rd. 8, Magisterial District line; Unnamed road, from U.S. Hwy 60 to State Hwy. 5 via Infirmary; State Hwy. 5, County line
- 10-62Magisterial District 3 - That part Bounded by Ashland city limits; Ashland city limits; Magisterial District line, Local Rd. 8; Unnamed road
- 10-63Magisterial District 3 - That part Bounded by County line; State Hwy. 5, U.S. Hwy. 60; County line
- 10-64Magisterial District 3 - That part excluding Federal Correctional Institution Bounded by Unnamed Rd., from State Hwy. 5 to U.S. Hwy. 60 via Infirmary; Magisterial District line; Magisterial District line; County line, U.S. Hwy. 60, State Hwy. 5
- 10-65Federal Correctional Institution (In Magisterial District 3) (Remainder of Magisterial District 3 is in Ashland city)
Wildfire, 1997 to 2020
188 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 188 of them, burning about 1,917 acres. 1 started naturally and 32 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 April 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 170 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SPEARS ROAD |
| 9 March 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 105 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BIG RUN TRACE RD. |
| 23 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 95 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1965 to 2026
60 of 272 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 272 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $13,457,250 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 120 |
| Hail | 51 |
| Flash Flood | 46 |
| Flood | 42 |
| Tornado | 5 |
| Heavy Rain | 3 |
| Lightning | 3 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $3,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 1980 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Westwood | $1,200,000 | Serious urban flooding occurred in and around the city of Ashland. Water was up to the windshields on several stalled vehicles. Lexington Ave and Route 60 were a few of the flooded streets. Basement flooding was common. One house had its foundation weakened. Some roads along rural streams were flooded, but damage was worst in the urban areas. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summit | $1,000,000 | Large trees and branches fell in scattered locations throughout the county. |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $750,000 | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $700,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Flood | Ashland | $500,000 | In Boyd County, the flooding damaged 28 homes, 11 were major damage. About 25 people were rescued from various locations in the county. Roads such as Tarpin Ridge and Marsh Hill received significant damage. The county high school baseball, softball, and football fields were completely submerged. Equipment for the fields and the concession stand was damaged. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Westwood | $250,000 | Both urban and rural flash flooding occurred during the early evening hours of a Friday night. Numerous streets in Ashland were flooded with several vehicles flooded. Water even pooled on their high school football field from the overwhelmed drainage system, causing the first game of the season to be canceled. ||Vehicles were also flooded on roads around Summit and Ironville. In Ironville, some people were trapped in houses surrounded by water. In the Cannonsburg vicinity, streams along Route 3 such as Laurel Creek and Lower Chadwick Creek flooded. One house had its first floor flooded, and its residents were rescued from the second floor. |
| July 1980 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 1965 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Garner | $200,000 | An EF2 tornado with estimated maximum winds of up to 120 miles per hour took a northeasterly track down Long Branch Road. The tornado caused considerable and significant tree damage with several large hardwood trees snapped and uprooted. A home was severely damaged when the roof was blown off, and other homes also suffered at least minor damage. Several barns and outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado then crossed the ridge between Long Branch Road and Jacks Fork Road and turned east, skipping along the ridgetops causing additional tree damage before lifting. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | South Portion | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westwood | $150,000 | At least 10 trees were blown down. A few homes and vehicles were damaged. Power lines were also knocked down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $150,000 | Trees were blown down in scattered locations about the city. One tree went through the roof of a house on Chadwick Street, but there were no injuries. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Cannonsburg | $150,000 | Rain amounts of 2 to 3 inches likely fell in less than 2 hours. Around 25 homes flooded, mainly in the Countryside Drive and Hatchery Road vicinity south of Summit. A partially collapsed culvert helped pool the upstream water there. Roads were closed and a few water rescues also occurred. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Ironville | $100,000 | An EF1 tornado skipped along a path of straight-line wind damage likely beginning along Daniels Fork Road near the town of Westwood. The tornado then continued across State Route 5, moving eastward and crossing Rose Road and then ending at the top of the hill after crossing Pine Street. ||The most significant damage occurred along Rose Road. A single-wide trailer was flipped over, a section of a home was broken off from the rest of the structure and moved several feet, and several other homes and structures were significantly damaged. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $100,000 | Large trees and branches were blown down, some fell onto vehicles. In the aftermath, due to the lack of electricity, several citizens in town used charcoal grills to cook donated food before it spoiled. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Catlettsburg | $100,000 | A narrow band of 2 to 3 inches of rain fell. Paddle Creek flooded and damaged houses. About 8 to 9 houses were affected. A few vehicles were also flooded. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westwood | $100,000 | Numerous trees fell, some onto house and cars, others blocked roads. Electricity was out to several thousand customers, including schools. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Rush | $100,000 | On the order of 15 homes were evacuated along Rush Creek. The East Fork also flooded. Three pumping stations were damaged by flood waters. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Rush | $100,000 | In the muggy air, south of a frontal zone, surface dew points were near 75 degrees. Rains rates estimated at 1.5 to 2 inches in an hour, with 2 to 4 inches in less than 3 hours flooded the small streams. Some of the streams affected include Rush Branch, Long Branch, Clays Jack Fork, and Pigeon Roost. Three homes had moderate damage and 20 homes sustained minor water damage. Water covered some roads to a depth of 2 to 4 feet. Boyd County Judge Scott declared a local state of emergency. One section of a small bridge on Clays Jack Fork was damaged. No injuries occurred. |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Westwood | $85,000 | Hoods Creek flooded a few homes in the Westwood region. The East Fork of the Little Sandy River damaged a couple homes. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Coalton | $75,000 | Streams began to overflow onto roads during the afternoon of the 4th. The Ohio River crested just over 55 feet at Ashland early on the 7th, about 3 feet above flood stage. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Westwood | $75,000 | A downpour of 60 to 75 minutes in duration dumped 2 to 2.4 inches of rain across a narrow corridor. The automated rain gauge at Wildwood Lake, south of downtown Ashland measured 1.3 inches in 30 minutes and 2.2 inches in an hour. The soil was still wetter than normal for mid July. Small streams, such as Keys and Catletts Creeks briefly flooded and temporarily blocked roads. Homes on Hatchery Road saw poor drainage flooding. Basement flooding was reported in Catlettsburg. A few vehicles stalled in the high water. The damage did not warrant any disaster declaration. |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Westwood | $75,000 | Streams in the western and southern portion of the county were affected more than in the northeast. The East Fork of the Little Sandy flooded roads. People were forced out of their homes along Hoods Creek in Westwood. Around 40 homes in the county had minor damage. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Ironville | $60,000 | Widespread flash flooding caused road closures across the county. Laurel Creek flooded, with water flowing over the bridge at State Route 3 and Jula Lane in Cannonsburg. Hood Creek came out of its banks, closing State Route 5 near Rockhouse Road. One driver had to be rescued. Water flowed over a bridge near the intersection of Prichard and Iowa Street in Westwood due to flooding along Little Hood Creek. In the Rush area, Long Branch Road and State Route 854 were closed due to flooding from Long Branch and Garner Creek. One house received minor flood damage. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Princess | $60,000 | Williams Creek was out of its banks. Water made it into multiple homes. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princess | $50,000 | Measured on a Davis Weather Station mounted on the roof of the Boyd County Emergency Operations Center. Several buildings in the Industrial Park suffered damage to their roofs and their garage doors were blown in. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | $50,000 | The sheriff's office reported trees down across power lines and an outbuilding along Route 3 four miles south of I-65. |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Kilgore | $40,000 | Streams in the southern portion of the county flooded and closed roads, including Route 854. Residents were confined to their homes. A few of the affected streams included Rush Creek, Trace Fork, and Long Branch. |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $30,000 | Another round of flooded roads occurred. County officials reported road damage. Two bridges were also damaged. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $25,000 | A long swath of uprooted and snapped trees were observed along Southern Hills Drive. Several homes suffered damage from the fallen trees. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $25,000 | A tree was blown over and fell onto a house. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Rockdale | $25,000 | Streams overflowed and blocked roads. Shope Creek washed out a section of Route 538. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Westwood | $25,000 | Streams overflowed and blocked roads. This included Route 854 along Rush Creek. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $25,000 | Several trees were blown down. Electric power outages occurred. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westwood | $25,000 | Trees were blown down. A few house roofs and vehicles were damaged by the fallen trees. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $25,000 | Trees were blown down. Some power lines were brought down. One tree fell onto a car. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Rush | $25,000 | Streams such as Rush Creek and Williams Creek flooded and blocked roads. A few structures were surrounded by water. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Garner | $25,000 | The flash flooding in eastern Carter County also affected extreme western portions of Boyd County. Route 854 was flooded. A few private bridges were damaged. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Catlettsburg | $20,000 | In the town of Ashland, the Ohio River rose above its 52 foot flood stage on the second day of March. The river crested at 58 feet on March 3rd and would gradually return to its banks a few days later on the 5th. Backwater caused flooding to occur along Route 3 down into Catlettsburg and surrounding areas of Ashland outside of the flood wall. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Westwood | $20,000 | The Ohio River crested above flood stage again during the evening of the 14th. The level at Ashland was around 53.6 feet. Flood stage is 53 feet. This crest was 1 to 2 feet lower than the recent high water on the 6th and 7th of the month. A few flood gates were installed in the flood walls including the town of Catlettsburg. Low lying areas and up feeder streams saw minor flooding. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $20,000 | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 to 65 mph. One tree fell onto a garage. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Summit | $20,000 | Overflowing streams blocked roads, including portions of Route 5. However, damage to dwellings was minimal. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $20,000 | Rains of 2 to 2.5 inches were widespread. Multiple roads were impassible. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $20,000 | Ashland police closed several streets until crews removed fallen trees. One tree destroyed a carport and damaged the roof of a home. One resident said, "It looked like war zone." Carter County also had several trees and power lines blown down. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ashland | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ashland | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Flood | Catlettsburg | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on Lowman Drive and Leighwood Drive. |
| February 2016 | Flash Flood | Rush | $15,000 | The area around the mouth of Rush Creek into Williams Creek flooded and closed Route 854. The water surrounded a church. This is along the Carter County line. One vehicle stalled in the water. |
| February 2014 | Flood | Rush | $15,000 | Small streams such as Rush Creek flooded during the day. The East Fork of the Little Sandy River eventually spilled over onto a few roads and parking lots into the evening hours. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $15,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust was strong enough to blow a portion of the roof off of the Castle Apartment building in the 2300 block of Winchester Avenue. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Catlettsburg | $15,000 | Trees were blown onto power lines. Electric outages occurred. |
| July 2011 | Lightning | Cannonsburg | $15,000 | Lightning struck the fire department. Assistance from Summit and East Fork volunteer fire departments helped put out the fire. The electrical system was damaged. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Summit | $15,000 | Rain amounts of 2 to 3 inches in 1 to 2 hours, fell near the Little Hood Creek basin. Roads were flooded and closed. Water surrounded several homes. Some families were evacuated along McKnight Street and Old Buckley Road in Westwood as a precaution. ||The dry conditions, prior to the downpour, prevented more serious problems. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Princess | $15,000 | Williams Creek came out of its banks and threatened homes along Route 5. Water receded before any evacuations were needed. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $15,000 | One building sustained minor wind damage. |
Mines and quarries
6 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 6 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 5 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Clay | 3 |
| Iron | 2 |
| Sulfur | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Oil/ Catlettsburg, Ky. | Sulfur | Unknown | ||
| Armco Steel/ Ashland, Ky. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Bolt's Fork Deposit | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Buena Vista Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Clinton Shale Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Princess Mine Big Run | Clay | Producer |
Every populated place in the county
37Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.
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Ashland
Ashland census division · 41101 · On Clyffeside Branch · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
Fire insurance: 9 atlases
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Catlettsburg
Catlettsburg census division · 41129 · On Ice Dam Creek · Catlettsburg quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
Fire insurance: 8 atlases
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Big Sandy
Cannonsburg census division · 41129 · On Brooks Creek · Boltsfork quadrangle
21 sheets, 1901 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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Big Sandy Junction
Catlettsburg census division · 41129 · On Big Sandy River · Catlettsburg quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Boltsfork
Cannonsburg census division · 41168 · On Bolts Fork · Boltsfork quadrangle
21 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Burnaugh
Catlettsburg census division · 41129 · On Prichard Branch · Burnaugh quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Cannonsburg
Cannonsburg census division · 41102 · On Marsh Run · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Chadwick Creek
Cannonsburg census division · 41129 · On Lower Chadwick Creek · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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Cliffside
Ashland census division · 41101 · Near Gartrell Hill · Catlettsburg quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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Cloverdale
Cannonsburg census division · 41168 · On Jack Fork · Boltsfork quadrangle
21 sheets, 1901 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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Coalton
Ashland South census division · 41168 · On Moore Branch · Rush quadrangle
15 sheets, 1903 to 1982
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Durbin
Catlettsburg census division · 41129 · On Left Fork Durbin Creek · Burnaugh quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Durbin-Burnaugh
Catlettsburg census division · 41129 · On Prichard Branch · Burnaugh quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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Fairview
Ashland census division · 41102 · Near Lawhorn Hollow · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Garner
Cannonsburg census division · 41168 · On Jack Fork · Boltsfork quadrangle
21 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Geigers Crossing
Ashland census division · 41101 · On Clyffeside Branch · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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Kavanaugh
Catlettsburg census division · 41129 · On Prichard Branch · Burnaugh quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Little Garner
Ashland South census division · 41102 · On Little Garner Creek · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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Lockwood
Catlettsburg census division · 41129 · On Lockwood Creek · Burnaugh quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Mavity
Cannonsburg census division · 41129 · On Ellington Bear Creek · Boltsfork quadrangle
21 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Meads
Cannonsburg census division · 41102 · In Meads Hollow · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Millseat
Ashland census division · 41101 · On Little Hood Creek · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Normal
Ashland census division · 41101 · On Haney Branch · Catlettsburg quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Oakland Addition
Catlettsburg census division · 41129 · On Paddle Creek · Catlettsburg quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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Princess
Ashland South census division · 41102 · On Straight Creek · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Riggs Tract
Catlettsburg census division · 41129 · On Ice Dam Creek · Catlettsburg quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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Rockdale
Ashland South census division · 41102 · On Shope Creek · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Savage Branch
Catlettsburg census division · 41129 · On Savage Branch · Burnaugh quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Summit
Ashland South census division · 41102 · On Shope Creek · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Trace
Cannonsburg census division · 41168 · On Right Fork Trace Creek · Boltsfork quadrangle
21 sheets, 1901 to 1982
No longer a settlement
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West Fairview
Ashland census division · 41102 · Near Lawhorn Hollow · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Westwood
Ashland census division · 41101 · On Little Hood Creek · Ashland quadrangle
22 sheets, 1901 to 1982
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Whites Creek
Catlettsburg census division · 41129 · On Savage Branch · Burnaugh quadrangle
23 sheets, 1901 to 1982
No longer a settlement
The vanished settlements of Boyd County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Recorded here
Ashland, Kentucky
22 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1886 to 1961
Catlettsburg, Kentucky
23 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1944
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- 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.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- 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.