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Brady, 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 Morgan Fork. The Survey maps it on the Morehead quadrangle.

Brady within Rowan County

On record in Brady

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 4 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

85 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Brady between 1993 and 2020, burning about 888 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 burning32
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Arson/incendiarism16
Recreation and ceremony10
Fireworks3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestNATURAL LIGHT
25 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestLOCKEGEE ROAD
22 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBRATTON BRANCH
21 September 2007Fireworks95 acresDaniel Boone National ForestDARK HOLLOW
18 September 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
13 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
1 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestLOCKEGEE
3 July 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreKentucky Division of ForestrySLAB CAMP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rowan County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Brady: 4 past producers. None of them 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clay Heirs MineClayPast Producer
Plant C MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Plant K MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Sweetnam MineClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Rowan County

Storms near this place

15 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brady in 15 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2020Flash FloodBrady$3,000Dispatch reported water flowing over Kentucky Highway 529, Fallen Timber Branch Road, and Sugar Branch Road south of Clearfield. This forced the closure of all three highways for a period of time.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindBrady$2,000Trees and powerlines were reported to have been blown down occurring in the 300-330 block at the corner of Clearfield Hill Road and Fair Fax Lane.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindBrady$2,000Trees were blown down along Heights Avenue in Morehead. Nearby, scaffolding was also blown down near 200 Flemingsburg Road.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindBrady$1,000Powerlines were reported to have been blown down at the 600 block of Dry Creek Road in Clearfield.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindBrady$1,000Powerlines were reported to have blown down at the 2900 block of Dry Creek Road in Clearfield.
July 2015Flash FloodBrady$1,000Dry Creek Road near Morehead was closed due to flooding.
April 2011Flash FloodBrady$1,000Dry Creek road was closed due to flash flooding.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindBrady-A tree was reported down along the 1000 block of Dry Creek Road near Clearfield.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindBrady-High winds felled between 15 and 20 trees of various sizes, consisting mostly of pine trees. There was damage to a truck and to the roof of a home. There was also damage to a few above ground swimming pools.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindBrady-Trees were blown down on South Mill Branch Rd and Lambert Hollow Rd.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindBrady-Trees were blown down on Nichols Branch Road.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindBrady-Numerous trees were blown down along Hwy 519.
March 2013FloodBrady-Culverts were stopped up with water backing up onto Highway 1167 and 32.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindBrady-A few trees were blown down along Highway 519.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBrady-The event occurred at Triangle Mountain raws station between about 255 and 302.

Every storm recorded in Rowan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Clearfield0.9 miles11
Morehead1.0 miles11
Christy2.1 miles11
Rodburn2.4 miles11
Lakeview Heights3.7 miles11
Bluestone4.1 miles11
Lick Fork5.4 miles11
Cogswell5.7 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 510891. 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.