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Perry County, Kentucky

71 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

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From the record

3 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kentucky within the United States
Perry County within Kentucky
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What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Hazard, between 1920 and 1947.
  • 4 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 1,340 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings.
  • 1 of the 3 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 91 populated places in this county; 90 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

40 photographs, 1935 to 2020

Taken 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.

Miners' children crossing swinging bridge from their homes into town. Hazard, Kentucky
Miners' children crossing swinging bridge from their homes into town. Hazard, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Tobacco ripening and ready for cutting on steep hillside in mountain section. Perry County, Kentucky
Tobacco ripening and ready for cutting on steep hillside in mountain section. Perry County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Carloads of coal in mining section near Hazard, Kentucky
Carloads of coal in mining section near Hazard, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
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Abandoned mining town in mountain section near Chavies, Kentucky
Abandoned mining town in mountain section near Chavies, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Curve through a cut in the mountains outside Hazard, a coal town of 4,500 or so population in southeastern Kentucky
Curve through a cut in the mountains outside Hazard, a coal town of 4,500 or so population in southeastern Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1935. Library of Congress
Abandoned tipple and coal miners' homes, some of whom still remain on relief, near Chavies, Perry County, Kentucky
Abandoned tipple and coal miners' homes, some of whom still remain on relief, near Chavies, Perry County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1935. Library of Congress
Insidious kudzu vines ovewhelm just about everything along a road outside Hazard, a coal town of 4,500 or so population in the hills of southeastern Kentucky
Insidious kudzu vines ovewhelm just about everything along a road outside Hazard, a coal town of 4,500 or so population in the hills of southeastern Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1935. Library of Congress
Chavies, Kentucky, formerly quite active mining town
Chavies, Kentucky, formerly quite active mining town
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Curve through a cut in the mountains outside Hazard, a coal town of 4,500 or so population in southeastern Kentucky
Curve through a cut in the mountains outside Hazard, a coal town of 4,500 or so population in southeastern Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
An interesting example of "mimetic architecture," or structures that mimic the look of animals and other familiar large objects
An interesting example of "mimetic architecture," or structures that mimic the look of animals and other familiar large objects
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Coal cars near Chavies, Kentucky
Coal cars near Chavies, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
The Black Gold Festival headquarters in Hazard, a coal town of 4,500 or so population in the hills of southeastern Kentucky
The Black Gold Festival headquarters in Hazard, a coal town of 4,500 or so population in the hills of southeastern Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Mountain people bringing home groceries and supplies near Hazard, Kentucky
Mountain people bringing home groceries and supplies near Hazard, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1935. Library of Congress
Tobacco ripening and ready for cutting on steep hillside in mountain section. Perry County, Kentucky
Tobacco ripening and ready for cutting on steep hillside in mountain section. Perry County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Overview of Hazard, a logging and coal town of 4,500 or so population in the hills of southeastern Kentucky
Overview of Hazard, a logging and coal town of 4,500 or so population in the hills of southeastern Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1935. Library of Congress
An appropriately decorated "Bookmobile" bus belonging to the Perry County Public Library in Hazard, a coal town of 4,500 or so population in the hills of southeastern Kentucky
An appropriately decorated "Bookmobile" bus belonging to the Perry County Public Library in Hazard, a coal town of 4,500 or so population in the hills of southeastern Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Abandoned mining town in mountain section near Chavies, Kentucky
Abandoned mining town in mountain section near Chavies, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Graveyard near Hazard, Kentucky, with individual houses where the soul is supposed to rest
Graveyard near Hazard, Kentucky, with individual houses where the soul is supposed to rest
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountain family's home near Buckhorn, Kentucky
Mountain family's home near Buckhorn, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountaineers carrying sticks of cut tobacco down steep hillside to truck on road. Perry County, Kentucky
Mountaineers carrying sticks of cut tobacco down steep hillside to truck on road. Perry County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1935. Library of Congress
Mining company town and homes near Hazard, Kentucky
Mining company town and homes near Hazard, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1935. Library of Congress
Coal cars near Chavies, Kentucky
Coal cars near Chavies, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Tobacco ripening and ready for cutting on steep hillside in mountain section. Perry County, Kentucky
Tobacco ripening and ready for cutting on steep hillside in mountain section. Perry County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
A staircase-turned-mural in Hazard, a logging and coal town of 4,500 or so population in the hills of southeastern Kentucky
A staircase-turned-mural in Hazard, a logging and coal town of 4,500 or so population in the hills of southeastern Kentucky
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Mining company town and homes near Hazard, Kentucky
Mining company town and homes near Hazard, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Swinging bridge crossing over creek from main road to post office and store. Ary, Kentucky
Swinging bridge crossing over creek from main road to post office and store. Ary, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountaineers carrying sticks of cut tobacco down steep hillside to truck on road. Perry County, Kentucky
Mountaineers carrying sticks of cut tobacco down steep hillside to truck on road. Perry County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
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Carloads of coal in mining section near Hazard, Kentucky
Carloads of coal in mining section near Hazard, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
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Places on the National Register

3

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Buckhorn Presbyterian Church and the Greer Gymnasiumbuilding197575000818
Memorial Gymbuilding2024100009729
Ritchie Family Home Placebuilding2024100010243

Digitised newspapers

8 issues

Sampled issues, machine-read from the Library of Congress scan and published page by page, so every headline and column is searchable text.

The Hazard Herald

Hazard, Ky., 1911 to 1975. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Hazard Leader

Hazard, Ky., 192? to 19??. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The county from the air

36 shown

Flown 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 1,038 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.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-03-24, scale 1:23600
1950-03-24, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-03-24, scale 1:23600
1950-03-24, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-03-24, scale 1:23600
1950-03-24, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-03-24, scale 1:23600
1950-03-24, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-04-23, scale 1:38400
1951-04-23, scale 1:38400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-04-23, scale 1:39000
1951-04-23, scale 1:39000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-04-23, scale 1:39000
1951-04-23, scale 1:39000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-04-23, scale 1:39000
1951-04-23, scale 1:39000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-17, scale 1:24000
1952-04-17, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-17, scale 1:24000
1952-04-17, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-17, scale 1:24000
1952-04-17, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-17, scale 1:24000
1952-04-17, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-20, scale 1:39000
1953-04-20, scale 1:39000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-20, scale 1:39000
1953-04-20, scale 1:39000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-20, scale 1:39000
1953-04-20, scale 1:39000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-20, scale 1:39000
1953-04-20, scale 1:39000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-19, scale 1:60000
1960-04-19, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-02, scale 1:24000
1960-05-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-02, scale 1:24000
1960-05-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-02, scale 1:24000
1960-05-02, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-10, scale 1:44000
1971-03-10, scale 1:44000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-10, scale 1:44000
1971-03-10, scale 1:44000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-10, scale 1:44000
1971-03-10, scale 1:44000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-10, scale 1:44000
1971-03-10, scale 1:44000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-01, scale 1:78000
1975-04-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-01, scale 1:78000
1975-04-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-01, scale 1:78000
1975-04-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-01, scale 1:78000
1975-04-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-04, scale 1:80000
1977-03-04, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-04, scale 1:80000
1977-03-04, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-04, scale 1:80000
1977-03-04, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-04, scale 1:80000
1977-03-04, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-09-18, scale 1:32666
1989-09-18, scale 1:32666. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-09-18, scale 1:33000
1989-09-18, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-09-18, scale 1:33000
1989-09-18, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-09-18, scale 1:33000
1989-09-18, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

12 stations, 4 gages

The 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.

The 1950 census, district by district

52 districts

Who 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.

  • 97-1Magisterial District 1, Bowling: Magisterial District 1, Bowling - That part east of Middle Fork of Kentucky River
  • 97-2Magisterial District 1, Bowling - That part west of Middle Fork of Kentucky River
  • 97-3Magisterial District 2, Campbell: Chevies, unincorporated Bounded by County line; 1/4 mile offset line east of and parallel to Unnamed road, State Hwy. 28, North Fork of Kentucky River; 1/4 mile offset line south of and parallel to State Hwy. 28; Due north line to the county line through the junction of State Hwy. 28, and Unnamed road, County line
  • 97-4Krypton, unincorperated Bounded by Unnamed road; Unnamed road, 1/4 mile offset line east of and parallel to Unnamed road to county line; Left Fork, E-W. line from junction of Left Fork and Unnamed road to county line to junction of two Unnamed streams; Unnamed Creek, North Fork of Kentucky River, Unnamed branch
  • 97-5Magisterial District 2, Campbell - That part north and east of State Hwy. 28, outside the unincorporated place of Chavies (See separate map for boundaries of Chavies)
  • 97-6Magisterial District 2, Campbell - That part west of North Fork of Kentucky River, outside the unincorporated places of Chavies and Krypton. (See separate maps for boundaries of Chavies and Krypton)
  • 97-7Magisterial District 2, Campbell - That part south of State Hwy. 28 and east of North Fork of Kentucky River, outside the unincorporated places of Chavies and Krypton. (See separate maps for boundaries of Chavies and Krypton)
  • 97-8Magisterial District 3, Troublesome: Magisterial District 3, Troublesome - That part northeast and southeast of State Hwy. 15
  • 97-9Magisterial District 3, Troublesome - That part southwest and northeast of State Hwy. 15
  • 97-10Magisterial District 4, Hazard: Hazard city: Hazard city - That part Bounded by City limits; North Fork of Kentucky River; Messer branch, Spur of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, Spur of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad extended; City limits
  • 97-11Hazard city - That part Bounded by North Fork of Kentucky River; State Hwy. 15, Turner Ave., High Ave., Hall; Eversole, Combs, Y, State Hwy. 15, Pedestrian suspension bridge; North Fork of Kentucky River
  • 97-12Hazard city - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 15, Walker Ave.; Highland Ave.; Highland Ave., Turner Ave.; State Hwy. 15
  • 97-13Hazard city - That part Bounded by North Fork of Kentucky River; City limits; Oakhurst, Jordan, Hill, Turner, Moore, College, Broadway, Eversole; Hall, High Ave., Highland Ave., Walker Ave., State Hwy. 15
  • 97-14Hazard city - That part Bounded by College; Moore, Turner, Hill, Jordan; Sunset, Cedar, Rockaway; Broadway
  • 97-15Hazard city - That part Bounded by Pedestrian suspension bridge, State Hwy. 15, Y, Combs, Eversole; Broadway, High; W. Main, Bridge to depot; North Fork of Kentucky River
  • 97-16Hazard city - That part Bounded by Rockaway, Cedar, Sunset; Jordan; Oakhurst; High, Broadway
  • 97-17Hazard city - That part Bounded by Oakhurst, City limits; City limits; North Fork of Kentucky River; Bridge to depot, W. Main, High
  • 97-18Hazard city - That part Bounded by Spur of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad extended, Spur of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad, Messer Branch, North Fork of Kentucky River; North Fork of Kentucky River; City limits; City limits
  • 97-19Blue Diamond - Harveyton, unincorporated: Blue Diamond - Harveyton, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Magisterial District line; State Hwy. 267; Unnamed road from Harveyton to Breathitt County via Lost Creek
  • 97-20Blue Diamond - Harveyton, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Magisterial District line; Unnamed road from Harveyton to Breathitt County via Lost Creek; State Hwy. 267; Unnamed creek, First Creek, Unnamed branch of First Creek
  • 97-21Blue Diamond - Harveyton, unincorporated - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 267, Magisterial District line; Harveyton - Burlan Rd.; 1/2 mile offset line south of and parallel to State Hwy. 267, Unnamed creek
  • 97-22Bonnyman - Clemons, unincorporated: Bonnyman - Clemons, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Unnamed branch of First Creek; First Creek; North Fork of Kentucky River; Magisterial District line
  • 97-23Bonnyman - Clemons, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Unnamed stream; 1/2 mile offset line southeast of and parallel to First Creek, State Hwy. 28, Unnamed stream extended, Unnamed stream North Fork of Kentucky River; First Creek
  • 97-24Bulan, unincorporated: Bulan, unincorporated - That part Bounded by 1/2 mile due east line from junction of State Hwys. 15 and 80 and Unnamed road; 1/2 mile offset line southeast of and parallel to State Hwys. 15 and 80; Lotts Creek; State Hwys. 15 and 80
  • 97-25Bulan, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Unnamed road; State Hwys. 15 and 80; Unnamed road, 1/4 mile offset line northwest of and parallel to State Hwys. 15 and 80
  • 97-26Christopher - Fourseam unincorperated: Christopher - Fourseam, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Unnamed stream, 1/4 mile offset line east and north of and parallel to State Hwy. 15 and Unnamed road; Due south line to junction of Louisiana and Nashville Railroad Spur and Unnamed road, Unnamed road, Unnamed stream, North Fork of Kentucky River, Magisterial District line; State Hwy. 15, North Fork of Kentucky River; North Fork of Kentucky River
  • 97-27Christopher - Fourseam, unincorperated - That part Bounded by North Fork of Kentucky River, State Hwy. 15; Magisterial District line; 1/4 mile offset line south of and parallel to State Hwy. 15 and Avawan - Glomawr: Rd., Unnamed fork, Buffalo Creek, Due west line from junction of Buffalo Creek and Unnamed fork; 1/4 mile offset line northwest of and parallel to Avawam - Glomawr Rd.
  • 97-28Glomawr, unincorporated: Glomawr, unincorporated - That part Bounded by 1/4 mile offset line north of and parallel to unnamed road; County line, Magisterial District line; North Fork of Kentucky River; Unnamed stream, Unnamed road, Due north line from intersection of Unnamed road and Louisiana and Nashville Railroad Spur
  • 97-29Hardburly - Tribbey, unincorporated: Hardburly - Tribbey, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Magisterial District line; County line; Unnamed road; Unnamed stream, Unnamed fork
  • 97-30Hardburly - Tribbey, unincorperated - That part Bounded by Unnamed road; County line; 1/4 mile offset line south of and parallel to Unnamed road; Due north line to intersection of Jake Branch and Unnamed stream
  • 97-31Lothair, unincorporated: Lothair, unincorporated - That part Bounded by 1/4 mile offset line northeast of State Hwy. 15; 1/4 mile offset line east of State Hwy. 15; Unnamed stream; State Hwy. 15, Hazard city limits
  • 97-32Lothair, unincorporated - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 15; State Hwy. 15; Unnamed stream; North Fork of Kentucky River, Hazard city limits
  • 97-33Magisterial District 4, Hazard - That part outside the unincorporated places of Blue Diamond - Harveyton, Bulan, Hardburly - Tribbley Bounded by Magisterial District line; Unnamed fork, Unnamed stream, Due south line from junction of Jake Branch and Unnamed stream, 1/4 mile offset line south of and parallel to Unnamed road, County line Lotts Creek; 1/2 mile offset line southeast of and parallel to State Hwys. 15 and 80, 1/2 mile due east line to junction of Unnamed road and State Hwys. 15 and 80, 1/4 mile offset line west of and parallel to State Hwys. 15 and 80, Harveyton - Bulan Rd. (See separate maps for boundaries of Blue Diamond - Harveyton, Hardbruly -Tribbey's and Bulan)
  • 97-34Magisterial District 4, Hazard - That part outside the unincorperated places of Bulan, Blue Diamond - Harveyton and Bonnyman - Clemons Bounded by North Fork of Kentucky River, Unnamed stream, Unnamed stream extended, State Hwy. 28, 1/2 mile offset line east of and parallel to State Hwy. 267; Harveyton - Bulan Rd.; 1/4 mile offset line west of State Hwys. 15 and 80, Unnamed road, State Hwys. 15 and 80; State Hwy. 80, Krypton - Hagard Rd. via Busy and Yerkes, Magisterial District line (See separate maps for boundaries of Bulan, Blue Diamond - Harveyton and Bonnyman-Clemons)
  • 97-35Magisterial District 4, Hazard - That part outside Hazard city and the unincorperated place of Christopher - Fourseam Bounded by Krypton - Hazard Rd. via Busy and Yerkes, State Hwy. 80, Avawan - Glomawr Rd. via Fourseam, Buffalo Creek; Unnamed fork, Buffalo Creek, Unnamed fork, 1/4 mile offset line southwest of and parallel to Avawan - Glomawr Rd. via Foursem and State Hwy. 15; Magisterial District line; County line, Magisterial District line (See separate map for boundaries of Christopher - Fourseam)
  • 97-36Magisterial District 4, Hazard - That part outside Hazard city and the unincorporated places of Christopher - Fourseam and Lethair Bounded by State Hwy. 80; State Hwy. 15, Hazard city limits, North Fork of Kentucky River, 1/4 mile offset line northwest of and parallel to Avawam - Glomawr Rd. via Fourseam, Due west line to junction of Buffalo Creek and Unnamed fork; Avawam - Glomawr Rd. via Fourseam; State Hwy. 80 (See separate maps for boundaries of Christopher - Fourseam and Lethair)
  • 97-37Magisterial District 4, Hazard - That part outside Hazard city and the unicorporated places of Bulan, Christopher - Foursesm, Glomawr and Lethair Bounded by State Hwys. 80 and 15, Lotts Creek; County line; 1/4 mile offset line north of and parallel to Unnamed road, 1/4 mile offset line east and north of State Hwy. 15; Hazard city limits, State Hwy. 15 (See separate maps for boundaries of Bulan, Christopher - Fourseam, Glomawr and Lethair)
  • 97-38Magisterial District 5, Masons Creeks Allock - Vicco, unincorperated: Allock - Vicco, unincorporated - That part Bounded by County line; County line; 1 mile offset line south of and parallel to State Hwy. 15; Unnamed road, State Hwy. 15, Unnamed road
  • 97-39Allock -Vicco, unincorperated - That part Bounded by County line; Unnamed road, State Hwy. 15, Unnamed road; 1 mile offset line south of and parallel to State Hwy. 15; 1/4 mile offset line west of and parallel to Unnamed road, State Hwy. 15, 1/2 mile offset line west of and parallel to Unnamed road
  • 97-40Jeff, unincorperated: Jeff, unincorporated - That part Bounded by County line; 1/4 mile offset line east of and parallel to Unnamed road extended and Unnamed road; State Hwy. 28; Kentucky River, 1/4 mile offset line west and north of and parallel to Unnamed road and Unnamed road extended
  • 97-41Magisterial District 5, Masons Creek - That part outside the unincorporated places of Allock - Vicco and Jeff Bounded by County line; 1/2 mile offset line southwest of and parallel to Unnamed road; State Hwy. 15; 1/4 mile offset line east of and parallel to Unnamed road and Unnamed road extended (See separate maps for boundaries of Allock - Vicco and Jeff)
  • 97-42Magisterial District 5, Masons Creek - That part Bounded by Magisterial District line, State Hwy. 15; State Hwy. 7, Viper - Cornettsville Rd.; Magisterial District line County line
  • 97-43Magisterial District 5, Masons Creek - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 7; State Hwy. 7; Magisterial District line, Viper - Cornettsville Rd.; Viper - Cornettsville Rd.
  • 97-44Magisterial District 5, Masons Creek - That part outside the unincorporated places of Allock - Vicco and Jeff Bounded by State Hwy. 15, 1/4 mile offset line southeast of and parallel to Unnamed road, 1 mile offset line southwest of and parallel to State Hwy. 15; Fusonia - Allock - Vicco Rd.; Fusonia - Allock - Vicco Rd., State Hwy. 7; State Hwy. 7 (See separate maps for boundaries of Allock - Vicco and Jeff)
  • 97-45Magisterial District 5, Masons Creek - That part outside the unincorporated place of Allock - Vicco Bounded by County line; County line; Magisterial District line; State Hwy. 7. Fusonia - Allock - Vicco Rd., 1 mile offset line southeast of and parallel to State Hwy. 15 (See separate map for boundaries of Allock - Vicco)
  • 97-46Magisterial District 6, Lost Creek: Magisterial District 6, Lost Creek - That part east of Unnamed road running parallel to Lost and Sixteenmile Creeks from Harveyton to Breathitt County line
  • 97-47Magisterial District 6, Lost Creek - That part west of Unnamed road running parallel to Lost and Sixteenmile Creeks from Harveyton to Breathitt County line
  • 97-48Magisterial District 7, Leatherwood: Magisterial District 7, Leatherwood - That part east of State Hwy. 7, Cornetteville - Slemp Rd. via Daisy, Leatherwood Creek and Stony Fork
  • 97-49Magisterial District 7, Leatherwood - That part west of State Hwy., Cornettsville - Slemp Rd. via Daisy, Leatherwood Creek and Stony Fork
  • 97-50Magisterial District 8, Forked Mouth: Magisterial District 8, Forked Mouth - That part northeast of Krypton - Hazard Rd. via Yerkes and Busy
  • 97-51Magisterial District 8, Forked Mouth - That part south of Krypton - Hazard Rd. via Yerkes and Busy and northwest of Busy - Confluence Rd.
  • 97-52Magisterial District 8, Forked Mouth - That part southwest of Krypton - Hazard Rd. via Yerkes and Busy and Southeast of Busy-Confluence Rd.

Wildfire, 1993 to 2020

1,991 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,991 of them, burning about 87,770 acres. 4 started naturally and 420 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning778
Missing data/not specified/undetermined598
Arson/incendiarism420
Recreation and ceremony149
Equipment and vehicle use14
Smoking11
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Natural4

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Four of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 March 2000Arson/incendiarism3,040 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
4 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,000 acresKentucky Division of ForestryMACES CR. # 1
1 November 2001Arson/incendiarism2,500 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
8 November 2001Arson/incendiarism1,575 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
28 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,500 acresKentucky Division of ForestryTOWN MTN
5 October 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,355 acresKentucky Division of ForestryKENTUCKY RIVER COMPLEX
10 November 2001Arson/incendiarism1,350 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
10 April 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,059 acresKentucky Division of ForestryZORRO

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1970 to 2026

60 of 387 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 387 reports for this county, causing 7 deaths, 2 injuries and about $2,470,710 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind219
Hail60
Flash Flood55
Heavy Rain25
Flood21
Debris Flow5
Tornado1
Funnel Cloud1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2022Flash FloodManuel6 killedMultiple reports of flash flooding were made across northeast Perry County, especially along Troublesome Creek. Reports included:||12:10 AM EST - Flash flood waters were reported over KY-476 in the Dwarf area. |2:00 AM EST - Pictures on social media show multiple homes swept away by flash flood waters along Lost Creek, adjacent to the intersection of KY-15 and Lost Creek-Dice Road. |2:30 AM EST - Robinson Elementary School was completed inundated by flash flood waters from Troublesome Creek.|2:30 AM EST - Pigeonroon-Bulan Road is innundated near the KY-476 intersection by flash flooding from Troublesome Creek.
July 2022Flash FloodSaul1 killedExtensive flash flooding occurred in northwest Perry County. Some of the reports include:||12:00 AM EST - Water rescues were performed on Cam Johnson Branch and Freeman Fork Road in the Buckhorn community.|12:00 AM EST - Water rescues were performed on Garfield Lane and Keneva Road in the Chavies community.|12:00 AM EST - Public reported a house is cascading into a creek, split in half. |12:00 AM EST - Pictures on social media show mud and debris along the floor at the Davidson Church along KY-28. |12:00 AM EST - Severe flash flood damage and bridge washed out near the intersection of Buck Branch Road and KY-28 near Chavies. |2:27 AM EST - Pictures on social media show significant flash flooding through Buckhorn School. |2:40 AM EST - Buckhorn School is flooded and nearby Squabble Creek is out of its banks.|6:00 AM EST - The cooperative observer at Buckhorn Lake reported 8 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.
August 2001Flash FloodSouth Portion1 hurt, $385,000The southern portion of the county was hit by several hours of heavy rains which resulted in flash flooding. The damages were extensive enough to classify the county as a Presidentially declared disaster area. Over four inches of rain fell in a short period of time causing runoff from surrounding mountains to deluge Montgomery, Little and Big Leatherwood, Stonyfork and Bull creeks. Most of the damages that resulted were to the roads and bridges in the area. Creeks and streams overflowed their banks causing erosion to road sides. Some roads were actually washed away all together. A large number of homes in the area also received damage from the flash flooding.A man was swept away in Montgomery Creek though two culverts and ended up an 1/8 of a mile downstream in a neighbors garden. He received some broken ribs and a punctured lung. Residents in the area reported that 7 to 8 cars that were stacked in the Montgomery Creek bed 30 years ago to keep the bank from washing away were swept down stream when the creek quickly rose at least 2 feet in an hour. The river depth rose 6 feet in an hour at Hazard. The river had never been known to rise so fast.
July 1984Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
June 2013Flash FloodAvawam$500,000Extensive flooding was reported in the Big Creek area along Hwy 1096. Cars were reported to have been washed away with water also entering houses in the area. One water rescue took place for people trapped in rising waters in the area. The Big Creek Elementary school was flooded by as much as 3.5 feet of water. The interior of the building received only minor damage.
April 1998Flash FloodCountywide$300,000no account filed
May 1996Flash FloodHazard$150,000no account filed
April 1998Flash FloodCountywide$100,000no account filed
June 2009Flash FloodDwarf$75,000Approximately 25 homes were flooded along Highway 476 between Dwarf and Bulan. Rain started in the area around 530 am. A local rain gage measured 3 inches of rain between 530 and 630 am.
February 2020FloodHazard Arpt$55,000Dispatch reported River Road was closed due to high water near the VFW Post in Hazard. East Main Street along with other side roads were also inundated along the North Fork of the Kentucky River, along with a few buildings.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindHazard$50,000Thunderstorm wind gusts downed power lines in the communities of Acup, Stormking, Coal Harbor, Tiger Hill, and Scuddy. Three thousand people were without power throughout the county.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindVicco$50,000A tree fell on a house, and several other trees were down in the area.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindAvawam$40,000Numerous reports of trees down in the Avawam community, including onto a mobile home, power lines, and roads.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindJeff$40,000Trees and power lines were blown down between Jeff and Vicco along and near the Hwy 15 corridor causing power outages.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindHazard$35,000Numerous trees were reported downed in Hazard and areas south.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHazard$30,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Busy, Big Willard, and Briar Fork communities.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindHazard$30,000The public reported numerous trees were blown down with power outages in Hazard.
April 2007Flash FloodViper$30,000Lewis Hollow Road washed out by flood water.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindJeff$30,000Public report of numerous trees and power lines down in Jeff, KY about 6 miles south of Hazard. Also, roof blown off a home in Vicco.
May 2018Debris FlowLeatherwood$20,000Local media reported a mudslide near Leatherwood, resulting in damage to a trailer below the falling mud and water.
July 2010Flash FloodBrowns Fork$20,000Part of Browns Fork Road was washed out near Highway 451.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindHazard$20,000Powerlines were blown down on Typo Road.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindBrowns Fork$15,000County dispatch reported a tree bringing down power lines onto a residence in the 2600 block of Big Creek Road, near the communty of Whitaker, southwest of Hazard.
February 2021Flash FloodKrypton$15,000Hwy 451 was shut down due to flash flooding in the Krypton community. The fire department also had to rescue someone from the flood waters.
February 2018FloodHazard$15,000A water rescue had to be performed in Bonnyman on Typo Road. Four individuals and pets were trapped inside a home after it had become surrounded by 4 feet of water after First Creek overtopped its banks. A water rescue also had to be performed on Cherokee Hills Road in Hazard after a man drove his car into the north fork of the swollen Kentucky River.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBulan$15,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Bulan.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindViper$15,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Viper.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindVicco$15,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Vicco.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindChavies$15,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Chavies.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHazard$15,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Hazard.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindHazard$15,000Strong winds produced damage at the Hazard Technical College. Winds ripped a brick wall from one end of a building. An emptied truck trailer in the parking lot was also blown over and it slid into a bull dozer producing damage.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindDelphia$10,000A power pole was reported blown down, leaving power lines on a residence and transformer on a driveway in the 2000 block of KY-463, just west of the Delphia community.
February 2019Heavy RainDice$10,000The Department of Highways reported a major break in the pavement of Kentucky Highway 267 near Dice, following heavy rain on the 23rd. This forced the closure of the road for several days.
August 2014Flash FloodChavies$10,000Heavy rainfall from slow moving thunderstorms on saturated ground produced several areas of flash flooding across Perry County, including along Big Willard Road where several people were trapped in the Big Willard School. Grapevine Creek also flooded the Davidson Church along Highway 28 and flash flooding was reported along Bulan Hiner Road and along Old Highway 80 West near Combs. Several mudslides were also reported in Grapevine and Chavies.
July 2012Flash FloodCoolidge$10,000Fort Branch Rd was washed out and undercut by flood waters and homes on highway 1165 were flooded.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHazard$10,000Numerous trees were blown down in the Hazard and Viper areas.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindHazard$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down near Glomawr.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindHazard$10,000Trees down near 1166 and Route 7 intersection. Also near Route 7 and Route 15 intersection.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHazard$10,000Falling tree smashed a trailer. Numerous trees down in town.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindHazard$10,000Power poles, power lines, and trees were down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindDow$10,000Numerous trees were down along with widespread power outages in the community of Viper.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindVicco$10,000Numerous trees were down. There were widespread power outages through the area.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindBuckhorn$10,000Numerous trees were blown down. One tree fell and crushed a car at Squabble Creek. No injuries were reported.
February 2020FloodViper$8,000Dispatch relayed a report of water over Upper River Road near Viper. Additionally, a couple of homes near Viper and Jeff had water get under their floors and carpet.
May 2009Flash FloodDunraven$8,000A car was swept away in Hazard.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindHazard$8,000Both trees and powerlines were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindSlemp$7,000Several trees were down along Highways 7 and 699.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHazard$7,000One tree and several power lines were blown down.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindViper$7,000Trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 62 mph.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindHazard$7,000Several trees were blown down within a 4 mile radius around the water plant.
May 2020Flash FloodHilton$6,000A citizen reported 1.66 inches of rain in 30 minutes, leading to rapidly rising flood waters from Upper Second Creek near Hilton. As water overspilled onto Upper Second Creek Road, first responders had to perform water rescues.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindBuckhorn$6,000Thunderstorm wind gusts tore down numerous large branches.
August 2022FloodLothair$5,000High water in downtown Hazard caused a vehicle that was driven into the ponded water to stall. The high water may have been the result of poor drainage as rains moved through.
February 2019Heavy RainTub$5,000Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials reported Kentucky Highway 3351 underwent a major break in pavement days after heavy rainfall on the 23rd.
August 2014Flash FloodBoat$5,000Over three inches of rain fell across northern Perry County. This amount of rain produced flash flooding which surrounded trailers in the Chavies Community, flooded a church near the intersection of Highway 15 and 28, and closed Highway 476 between Hardburly and Darfork.
December 2013FloodBonnyman$5,000Flooding washed out a bridge on Typo Road south of Bonnyman.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindSlemp$5,000A tree was blown down and onto power lines on Owens Branch Rd in Slemp.
January 2010FloodNapfor$5,000A member of the public received information from a 911 dispatcher about flooding problems around Perry county. Highway 2020 at Squabble Creek was under water below Buckhorn Dam. Water was also reported over Highway 28 in Perry County. Numerous rock slides have also been reported around the county between 3 and 8 pm on the 24th.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindChavies$5,000A roof was blown off a barn by thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindGays Creek$5,000Trees were down on Highway 28.

Mines and quarries

2 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 2 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Clay2

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Branch Gap ClayClayProspect
Buffalo Divide ShaleClayProspect

Every populated place in the county

91

Named 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 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

The vanished settlements of Perry County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Hazard, Kentucky

16 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1920 to 1947

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.