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.
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.
Morehead Voting House No. 10listed 1998 · 0.7 miles away
Downtown Morehead Historic Districtlisted 2022 · 0.8 miles away
Rowan County Courthouselisted 2017 · 1.0 miles away- Morehead Voting House No. 7listed 1998 · 0.2 miles away
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 Morehead quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
85 since 1993Regional 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 burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | NATURAL LIGHT |
| 25 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | LOCKEGEE ROAD |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRATTON BRANCH |
| 21 September 2007 | Fireworks | 95 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | DARK HOLLOW |
| 18 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | LOCKEGEE |
| 3 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SLAB CAMP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Heirs Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Plant C Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plant K Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sweetnam Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2011Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Brady | $3,000 | Dispatch 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $2,000 | Trees 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $2,000 | Trees were blown down along Heights Avenue in Morehead. Nearby, scaffolding was also blown down near 200 Flemingsburg Road. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $1,000 | Powerlines were reported to have been blown down at the 600 block of Dry Creek Road in Clearfield. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | $1,000 | Powerlines were reported to have blown down at the 2900 block of Dry Creek Road in Clearfield. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Brady | $1,000 | Dry Creek Road near Morehead was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Brady | $1,000 | Dry Creek road was closed due to flash flooding. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | - | A tree was reported down along the 1000 block of Dry Creek Road near Clearfield. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | - | 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | - | Trees were blown down on South Mill Branch Rd and Lambert Hollow Rd. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | - | Trees were blown down on Nichols Branch Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | - | Numerous trees were blown down along Hwy 519. |
| March 2013 | Flood | Brady | - | Culverts were stopped up with water backing up onto Highway 1167 and 32. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | - | A few trees were blown down along Highway 519. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brady | - | The event occurred at Triangle Mountain raws station between about 255 and 302. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearfield | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Morehead | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Christy | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Rodburn | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeview Heights | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Bluestone | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Lick Fork | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Cogswell | 5.7 miles | 11 |
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.






