Bosco, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Wayland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41640. It stands on Saltlick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wayland quadrangle. It stands 715 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1890 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1912 USGS Hindman quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Hindman quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
319 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 319 fires within 5 miles of Bosco between 1997 and 2020, burning about 12,896 acres in total. None started naturally. 65 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 | 162 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WEBB ST |
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CLARKS BR |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bosco in 11 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bosco | $20,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across a fifty foot wide by one quarter mile long path. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bosco | $5,000 | Trees were blown down and across Highway 550 near Turner Branch. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Bosco | $1,000 | High water affected Bosco Road. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Bosco | - | A picture on social media showed a picture of measured quarter sized hail along Community Church Road in Hueysville, KY. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bosco | - | Trees were reported to have been blown down in the Hueysville community. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bosco | - | Floyd county dispatch reported a tree blown down at the intersection of KY-7 and KY-2029 (Salt Lick Road), west of Hueysville. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Bosco | - | A member of the public reported hail slightly larger than a quarter (1.00 inch) near Salt Lick Creek. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bosco | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bosco | - | A tree was blown down. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Bosco | - | Route 777 was closed at Stonecold Creek. Route 7 closed at Hueysville. Over 2 inches of rain had fallen since 8 pm EDT. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Bosco | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hueysville (historical) | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Welco Station | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Midas | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| West Garrett | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Garrett | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Northern | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Porter Junction | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Lackey | 2.2 miles | 17 |
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 Bosco | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4947159 | 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 487709. 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.
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.








