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Wolfe County, Kentucky

44 topographic sheets cover 44 settlements here, and 3 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

3 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kentucky within the United States
Wolfe County within Kentucky
Explore by year 1885 1917

What the record shows

  • 559 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 44 populated places in this county; 44 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

27 photographs, 1935 to 1940

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.

Mountain people exchanging news and greetings on the street corner in center of town on Saurday afternoon and court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountain people exchanging news and greetings on the street corner in center of town on Saurday afternoon and court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountaineers and farmers exchange news near courthouse on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountaineers and farmers exchange news near courthouse on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Farmers and townspeople in center of town on court day. Campton, Kentucky
Farmers and townspeople in center of town on court day. Campton, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Farmers trading mules and horses on "Jockey Street" in Campton, Kentucky
Farmers trading mules and horses on "Jockey Street" in Campton, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Farmers and townspeople in front of courthouse on court day in Campton, Kentucky
Farmers and townspeople in front of courthouse on court day in Campton, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Farmers and townspeople in front of courthouse on court day. Campton, Kentucky
Farmers and townspeople in front of courthouse on court day. Campton, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountaineers and farmers exchange news near courthouse on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountaineers and farmers exchange news near courthouse on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountain people and farmers exchanging news and greetings on court day on the steps of the courthouse. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountain people and farmers exchanging news and greetings on court day on the steps of the courthouse. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
"Jockey" Street, near the courthouse. Here is where mountaineers and farmers trade horses and mules. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
"Jockey" Street, near the courthouse. Here is where mountaineers and farmers trade horses and mules. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Farmers trading mules and horses on "Jockey Street" in Campton, Kentucky
Farmers trading mules and horses on "Jockey Street" in Campton, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountain people exchanging news and greetings on the street corner in center of town on Saurday afternoon and court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountain people exchanging news and greetings on the street corner in center of town on Saurday afternoon and court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
"Jockey" Street, near the courthouse. Here is where mountaineers and farmers trade horses and mules. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
"Jockey" Street, near the courthouse. Here is where mountaineers and farmers trade horses and mules. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountain people exchanging news and greetings on the street corner in center of town on Saurday afternoon and court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountain people exchanging news and greetings on the street corner in center of town on Saurday afternoon and court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountaineers and farmers eating dinner served for benefit of the church in courthouse yard on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountaineers and farmers eating dinner served for benefit of the church in courthouse yard on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountaineers and farmers eating dinner served for benefit of the church in courthouse yard on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountaineers and farmers eating dinner served for benefit of the church in courthouse yard on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1935. Library of Congress
Farmers and townspeople in front of courthouse on court day in Campton, Kentucky
Farmers and townspeople in front of courthouse on court day in Campton, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountaineers and farmers exchange news near courthouse on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountaineers and farmers exchange news near courthouse on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Rural mailman leaving the post office in Landsaw, Kentucky, to take the mail up the paths and creek beds where no cars or wagons can pass
Rural mailman leaving the post office in Landsaw, Kentucky, to take the mail up the paths and creek beds where no cars or wagons can pass
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Eating dinner served for benefit of the church in courthouse yard on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Eating dinner served for benefit of the church in courthouse yard on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountaineers and farmers eating dinner served for benefit of the church in courthouse yard on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountaineers and farmers eating dinner served for benefit of the church in courthouse yard on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Highway near Campton, Kentucky
Highway near Campton, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1935. Library of Congress
Mountain people exchanging news and greetings on the street corner in center of town on Saurday afternoon and court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountain people exchanging news and greetings on the street corner in center of town on Saurday afternoon and court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
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Wolcott, Marion Post, 1935. Library of Congress
Farmers trading mules and horses on "Jockey Street" in Campton, Kentucky
Farmers trading mules and horses on "Jockey Street" in Campton, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress
Mountain people and farmers exchanging news and greetings near the courthouse on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Mountain people and farmers exchanging news and greetings near the courthouse on court day. Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1940. Library of Congress

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
Hazel Green Academy Historic Buildingsbuilding197979001047
William L. Hurst Law Officebuilding199393000697
Wolfe County High Schoolbuilding201313000477

Digitised newspapers

1 issue

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

The Hazel Green Herald

Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky., 1885 to 19??. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The county from the air

27 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 641 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 27 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, 1950-04-16, scale 1:27770
1950-04-16, scale 1:27770. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-16, scale 1:27770
1950-04-16, scale 1:27770. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-16, scale 1:27770
1950-04-16, scale 1:27770. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-16, scale 1:27770
1950-04-16, scale 1:27770. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-15, scale 1:24000
1960-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-15, scale 1:24000
1960-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-15, scale 1:24000
1960-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-15, scale 1:24000
1960-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-11-23, scale 1:24000
1964-11-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-11-23, scale 1:24000
1964-11-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-11-23, scale 1:24000
1964-11-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-11-23, scale 1:24000
1964-11-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-31, scale 1:24000
1965-03-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-31, scale 1:24000
1965-03-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-31, scale 1:24000
1965-03-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-03-31, scale 1:24000
1965-03-31, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-04-10, scale 1:44000
1971-04-10, scale 1:44000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-04-10, scale 1:44000
1971-04-10, scale 1:44000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-04-10, scale 1:44000
1971-04-10, scale 1:44000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-04-10, scale 1:44000
1971-04-10, scale 1:44000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, 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, 1977-03-08, scale 1:80000
1977-03-08, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-08, scale 1:80000
1977-03-08, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-08, scale 1:80000
1977-03-08, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

5 stations, 2 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

17 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.

  • 119-1Magisterial District 1, Lee city: Hazel Green town
  • 119-2Lee City town
  • 119-3Magisterial District 1, Lee City - That part north and west of Red River and west of State Hwys. 203 and 191, outside Hazel Green town
  • 119-4Magisterial District 1, Lee City - That part northwest of State Hwy. 191 and south of Red River
  • 119-5Magisterial District 1, Lee City - That part east of State Hwys. 203 and 191 and west of Grassy Creek - Hampton Simpson School Rd. via Daysboro and Gilmore, outside Hazel Green town
  • 119-6Magisterial District 1, Lee City - That part southwest of State Hwy. 191, west of State Hwy. 379 and east of Grassy Creek- Hampton Simpson School Rd. via Gilmore
  • 119-7Magisterial District 1, Lee City - That part east of Grassy Creek Rd., northeast of State Hwy. 191 and east of State Hwy. 379, outside Lee City town
  • 119-8Magisterial District 2, Stillwater: Magisterial District 2, Stillwater - That part northeast of State Hwy. 15
  • 119-9Magisterial District 2, Stillwater - That part southwest of State Hwy. 15 and west of Landsaw - Pence Rd.
  • 119-10Magisterial District 2, Stillwater - That part south of State Hwy. 15 and east of Landsaw - Pence Rd.
  • 119-11Magisterial District 3, Campton: Campton town
  • 119-12Magisterial District 3, Campton - That part north of State Hwy. 15 and east of Swift Camp Creek, outside Campton town
  • 119-13Magisterial District 3, Campton - That part southwest of Swift Camp Creek, and north and east of State Hwy. 15, outside Campton town
  • 119-14Magisterial District 3, Campton - That part south of State Hwy. 15 and west of State Hwy. 11
  • 119-15Magisterial District 3, Campton - That part west of Campton - Beattyville Rd., south of State Hwy. 15 and east of State Hwy. 11
  • 119-16Magisterial District 3, Campton - That part west of Campton - Flat Rd. and east of Campton - Beattyville Rd.
  • 119-17Magisterial District 3, Campton - That part southeast of State Hwy. 15 and east of Campton - Flat Rd., outside Campton town

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

390 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 390 of them, burning about 4,746 acres. 5 started naturally and 44 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning137
Missing data/not specified/undetermined94
Recreation and ceremony93
Arson/incendiarism44
Equipment and vehicle use7
Natural5
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking3
Fireworks1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 October 2008Recreation and ceremony567 acresDaniel Boone National ForestPINCH EM TIGHT
12 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined250 acresKentucky Division of ForestryTERRILL FK.RD.
14 November 1999Arson/incendiarism210 acresDaniel Boone National ForestWHITTLETON BRANCH
18 November 1999Recreation and ceremony180 acresDaniel Boone National ForestCOPPERAS CREEK
6 April 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined160 acresDaniel Boone National ForestROCKY GAP
29 September 2019Recreation and ceremony125 acresDaniel Boone National ForestSKY BRIDGE
23 November 2001Recreation and ceremony120 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
7 August 1999Natural120 acresDaniel Boone National ForestSILVERMINE ARCH

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

Storms, 1968 to 2026

60 of 289 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 289 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $4,073,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind191
Hail44
Flash Flood34
Flood13
Tornado4
Heavy Rain1
Lightning1
Debris Flow1

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
March 2012HailCampton$2,000,000Baseball to apple size hail fell along a swath from Campton eastward to near Gilmore. Extensive damage was done to structures in downtown Campton, including roof damage to the high school.
June 1997Flash FloodCampton$1,000,000no account filed
August 2021Flash FloodBethany$250,000Multiple pictures and reports of flash flooding were posted on social media from along Hwy-15 in the Bethany area. Water had surrounded and entered in numerous homes and businesses in the area.
August 2021Flash FloodBethany$100,000Flash flooding impacted the community of Bethany, including Bethany Christian School. Multiple social media reports with pictures came in of flood waters inside of the school.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindDaysboro$75,000Pictures on social media showed multiple trees blown down, including onto residences and vehicles along Fallen Road, in the Insko community. Minor wind damage was also sustained to the siding and roofing of a single wide trailer.
February 2011Tornado (EF1)Gillmore$75,000An EF-1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down 1 mile north of Gilmore. The tornados track was one quarter of a mile long and 100 yards wide. Numerous trees were snapped and scattered along the tornados path. One mobile home had its roof blow off and was also pushed about 5 feet off of its foundation. One barn was destroyed. Two other mobile homes had roof and siding damage. One outbuilding used as a sawmill was also destroyed.
February 2019Flash FloodCampton$65,000The public and an NWS employee reported numerous buildings in Campton being inundated with water. This includes the Chevrolet Dealership as well as a funeral home. Kentucky Highway 191 between Campton and Hazel Green was closed due to water running over the road.
August 2021Flash FloodMalaga$50,000Pictures and video on social media showed Stillwater Creek flash flooding around at least one barn and home between Malaga and Landsaw.
February 2019Flash FloodLee City$30,000A citizen reported water flowing over Kentucky Highway 205 near Lee City. Water depth increased to 4 to 5 feet at one point, causing a car to become submerged. This resulted in a swift water rescue. One home reportedly had water enter into it.
April 2011Tornado (EF0)Valeria$30,000A National Weather Service storm damage survey team determined that an EF-0 tornado touched down briefly in Wolfe County near county road 2027 in the town of Valeria. The tornado lifted and moved a well constructed oak barn, twisted and uprooted many large trees, and destroyed and tossed a well anchored car port. There was also additional minor damage to two homes and a car due to this tornado. The maximum wind speeds of this tornado were estimated to have been between 80 and 85 mph.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindRogers$30,000A storm survey confirmed that straight line wind damaged two barns and blew down and sheared off dozens of trees. The damage path started a mile west of Rogers and ran east for two miles to Tar Ridge where damage to barns and a large number of trees occurred. The wind speeds with this storm were estimated at 70 to 80 mph.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindCampton$25,000Dispatch relayed reports of several trees blown down from Campton to Vortex to Helechawa. A tree on Whitestone Road near Vortex fell on a vehicle, while Mountain Parkway and Kentucky Highway 191 at Bethel Chapel Road were blocked by downed trees.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$25,000Several trees were blown down and a barn was flattened along Hwy 191.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindFlat$20,000Numerous trees were blown down with at least one power pole snapped.
May 2005Tornado (F0)Pine Ridge$20,000A brief F0 tornado touched down along Campbells Ridge Road. The tornado had a width of 80 yards and a length of 150 yards. This tornado downed several trees and caused damage to three structures. A mobile home was shifted, and one home sustained some roof damage.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$20,000A barn was destroyed.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindTorrent$15,000Tree down on a vehicle along Hwy-715 somewhere between Zachariah and Pine Ridge, exact location not given.
February 2021Flash FloodLee City$15,000Water began rising in the Lee City community, leading to a water rescue. Exact location within the community is unknown.
February 2019Flash FloodBethany$15,000A portion of Kentucky Highway 1261 in Bethany was covered with flowing water as heavy rain occurred. Additionally, Bethany Christian School experienced water inundation in and around campus. Several footbridges were damaged and destroyed as well as numerous homes having water near and in them.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindLandsaw$15,000Several houses along Landsaw Rd sustained roof damage. Several trees were also blown down along the Mountain Parkway near Landsaw.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindGillmore$10,000A tree fell onto a truck in the upper Gillmore community.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindLexie$10,000Large trees were blown down along KY 1010 and the Mountain Parkway by thunderstorm wind gusts 1 mile north of Lexie.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindValeria$10,000Multiple trees were blown down in Valeria.
August 1997HailMalaga$10,000Hail caused extensive damage to the tobacco crop.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindCampton$10,000no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindCampton$8,000A tree was blown down and onto a garage in Campton.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindCampton$7,000One tree was blown down on Highway 2028. Trees were also blown down along Little Bloody Creek Road.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindCampton$7,000A tree was blown onto a house on Plummer Street by thunderstorm wind gusts.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindFlat$7,000Six or seven large trees were blown down onto Little Bloody Creek Road by wind gusts estimated at 62 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindToliver$6,000Numerous large tree limbs were blown down onto area roadways.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindHelechawa$5,000Numerous trees downed and two barn roofs heavily damaged by straight-line winds along the Mountain Parkway.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindToliver$5,000Trees were blown down on Hwy 1010 in Toliver.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCampton$5,000Several large trees were blown down near Campton.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindRogers$5,000A house was shifted off its foundation in the Tar Ridge area.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindCampton$5,000Trees were blown down along Highway 715 near Angel Windows and the Arches area of northwestern Wolfe County.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindCampton$5,000A large tree and several large branches were blown down along Highway 745 by thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindTrent$5,000Strong winds damaged roofs on two storage buildings and blew shingles off several roofs of homes. The winds blew a tree onto a car and a tree went down onto a mobile home. Chimney damage also occurred to 9 homes.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindDaysboro$5,000Strong winds produced roof and porch damage to a residence. Another garage also received roof damage.
April 1999Flash FloodCampton$5,000Up to 3 inches of rain fell in less than 2 hours in and around the Campton area. A few businesses and homes received minor flood damage. Several families had to be evacuated along Swift Camp Creek near Campton.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindTorrent$4,000One tree and numerous 2 inch diameter limbs were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$3,000Trees were blown down along Highway 191 in Hazel Green.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindCampton$3,000Three trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts on Highway 191.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindCampton$3,000A large tree was snapped off and several large limbs were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts along Highway 745.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindPine Ridge$3,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed in the western part of the county.
February 2023Debris FlowHollonville$2,000A NWS employee came upon a road block around 5762 KY-15, northwest of Bethany, due to a hillside/driveway being washed out onto the road and making the road impassable.
June 2019LightningHazel Green$2,000A citizen reported a cloud to ground lightning strike that struck a field and resulted in the death of a calf north of Hazel Green.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindRogers$2,000A tree at least 12 inches in diameter was blown down and onto power lines, blocking Hwy 715 just south of Rogers.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindGillmore$2,000An overhang porch and pieces of siding were torn off a mobile home in Gilmore.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindCampton$2,000Trees down in and near Campton; one on Elkins Road and another on the Moutain Parkway. Tee down on the Parkway closed down both east bound lanes near the 50 mile marker.
January 2006Thunderstorm WindCampton$2,000Two trees down on Plummer Street. Trees took power lines, cutting power to the downtown area. Trees also down on Kentucky Highway 1261 at Hollonville and on Kentucky Highway 715 near Rogers.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindCampton$2,000Thunderstorm winds blew large branches down, knocking power lines down.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindLandsaw$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindCampton$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
January 1997Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$2,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindDaysboro$1,000A NWS employee reported a large tree and powerlines were reported to have been blown down between MM 12 and the Red River Elementary School on KY-191.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindCampton$1,000A tree fell on Hiram Branch Road. The tree fell onto a power line, taking out power to nearby customers.
May 2016Flash FloodCampton$1,000At least six inches of water was observed flowing across KY Hwy 191 and Main Street in and just outside of the city of Campton.
March 2015FloodToliver$1,000Stamper Branch was flooded.
March 2015FloodBurkhart$1,000Arnoldsville Rd was flooded. The flood water had also entered a mobile home.
April 2015FloodLee City$1,000Highway 205 was closed due to flooding at the intersection of Hwy 1094 in Lee City.

Mines and quarries

2 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 2 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 1 is closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken1
Silica1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mill Creek StoneStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Stillwater Sandstone ExposureSilicaProspect

Every populated place in the county

44

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

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.