Ashcamp, Kentucky
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Ashcamp census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41522. It stands on Ashcamp Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hellier quadrangle. It stands 1,079 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1886 USGS Grundy quadrangle1:125000
- 1890 USGS Grundy quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Grundy quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Regina quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Regina quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Regina quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1917 USGS Regina quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Hellier quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
209 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Ashcamp between 1995 and 2020, burning about 18,051 acres in total. None started naturally. 50 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 | 82 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Virginia Department of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ASHCAMP |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Virginia Department of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 July 2017 | Other causes | under an acre | Virginia Department of Forestry | not named |
| 9 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRUSHY BRANCH |
| 18 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ashcamp: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Johnson Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ashcamp in 10 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashcamp | $15,000 | The roof was blown off of a structure and into the roadway near 2294 Hurricane Creek Rd. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashcamp | $8,000 | Several trees were blown down onto Highway 197, blocking the roadway. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashcamp | $5,000 | Large trees were uprooted, and an outbuilding was overturned by strong winds. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashcamp | $1,000 | A tree was blown down and was blocking the roadway. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashcamp | $1,000 | A tree was blown down and across Highway 195 at Edgewater. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashcamp | - | Trees were reported downed in the community of Ashcamp. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashcamp | - | Trees were reported blown down in the Ashcamp community of Pike County. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashcamp | - | Trees were blown down in Ashcamp. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Ashcamp | - | There was a brief period when quarter size hail fell. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashcamp | - | Numerous trees were down along Kentucky Highway 197. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Hellier | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Allegheny (historical) | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Kettlecamp (historical) | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Big Branch | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lookout | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Henry Clay | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Senterville (historical) | 4.2 miles | 20 |
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 Ashcamp | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4804737 | 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 486080. 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.










