Arnett, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Cowcreek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41314. It stands on Smith Fork. The Survey maps it on the Cowcreek quadrangle. It stands 817 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Cowcreek quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Cowcreek quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
191 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Arnett between 1995 and 2020, burning about 13,374 acres in total. None started naturally. 57 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 91 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | STINGER |
| 24 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | INDIAN CREEK |
| 1 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HORN HILL |
| 9 April 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | INGOL |
| 8 April 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Arnett: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Fork Valley Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arnett in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnett | - | A large tree was blown down on Hwy 28. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Neighborhood (historical) | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lucky Fork | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Cowcreek | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Ricetown | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Indian Creek Neighborhood (historical) | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hogg Neighborhood (historical) | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sebastian | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Eversole | 4.7 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Arnett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4794725 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 510299. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.





