Bangor, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Morehead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40351. It stands on Carpenter Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bangor quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1929 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Bangor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Bangor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Bangor between 1995 and 2020, burning about 342 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | DEVILS SPA |
| 27 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | LAKESIDE |
| 14 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | ZILPO |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHITTS ACRES |
| 6 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | PARAGON CAMPGROUND FIRE |
| 3 July 2012 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | COMBS |
| 3 July 2012 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | YOCUM |
| 17 July 1995 | Natural | 15 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | LITTLE PEA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bangor: 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Barnett Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Zag Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bangor in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | - | A tree was blown down at the Banger Boat Ramp along Cave Run Lake, 7 miles south of Clearfield. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | - | A tree was blown down on Bangor Boat Dock Road along Cave Run Lake. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | - | Department of Highway officials reported large tree limbs down on Highway 519 and Clay Lick Road south of Morehead. |
| November 2002 | Hail | Bangor | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hope (historical) | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Paragon | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Lick Fork | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Craney | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Cogswell | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Clearfield | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeview Heights | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bluestone | 8.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 510183. 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.






