Banner, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Betsy Layne-Stanville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41603. It stands on Daniels Creek. The Survey maps it on the Harold quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Laynesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Harold quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Harold quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Harold quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
232 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Banner between 1997 and 2020, burning about 6,385 acres in total. None started naturally. 63 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 | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BANNER |
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | IVY CREEK |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PRATER |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRACKER BOTTOM |
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 Banner: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| F-1 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Banner in 7 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 debris flow, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Banner | $10,000 | Heavy rains caused flash flooding across the county. On Ivy Creek flood waters threaten 5 homes. One wheelchair occupant had to be evacuated. |
| March 2021 | Debris Flow | Banner | $5,000 | A rockslide occurred near the community of Banner, resulting in some damage to a highway department vehicle that was traveling that route. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Banner | - | Trees were reported blown down in the community of Banner. |
| March 2021 | Debris Flow | Banner | - | KY-1426 is blocked due to a mudslide near Prater Creek, bringing power lines down with it. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Banner | - | Streams were over creeks and bridges in Stanville. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Banner | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Banner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Allen | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Allen City | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Ivel | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Colliver | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Beaver Junction | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Arkansas | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Dwale | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Emma | 2.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507449. 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.









