BlockBroad Bottom, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Pikeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41501. It stands on Oldhouse Branch. The Survey maps it on the Broad Bottom quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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 Broad Bottom quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Broad Bottom quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Broad Bottom quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
196 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 196 fires within 5 miles of Broad Bottom between 1997 and 2020, burning about 6,092 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 38 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 | 81 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | IVY CREEK |
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUFFALO |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 654 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CLARK BRANCH 2 |
| 16 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 127 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARE CREEK |
| 15 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHOP BRANCH #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broad Bottom in 14 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Bottom | $75,000 | Law enforcement initially reported that a roof was blown off a structure, with additional damage to the second story of the same structure along US-23 between Boldman and Broad Bottom. Debris was reported to be blocking all lanes of US-23. In addition, power lines were also blown down at this location, as well as on nearby Ziegler Road. A NWS Storm Survey team was sent out to the look at the damage. They observed an outer wall having collapsed and significant roof damage sustained at an older office building on the east side of Sunset Drive and just south of US-23. Debris was blown downwind towards US-23. A semi-trailer just north of US-23 was also pivoted by the wind in a similar direction. The team concluded damage was likely due to a microbust of winds in this location. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Broad Bottom | $20,000 | Flash flooding was reported at Venters Lane Trailer Park. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Bottom | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down and the underpinning was blown out from under a trailer by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Bottom | $5,000 | Local Emergency Management reported a roof blown off of a carport on Venters Lane north of Pikeville, along with numerous trees blown down throughout Pikeville. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Bottom | $2,000 | A few pieces of siding, shingles and gutters loosened and/or blown off of homes along Mare Creek. |
| August 2016 | Flood | Broad Bottom | $10 | A citizen observed standing water along a portion of Hurricane Creek Road near Boldman. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Bottom | - | Pike County dispatch reported a tree blown down and partially blocking Hurricane Road at the 4400 block, near Cynthiann Church. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Broad Bottom | - | A person on social media reported dime sized hail just west of Coal Run Village in Pike County. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Bottom | - | NWS Storm Survey team noted sporadic tree damage along Red Bird Lane in the Boldman community (south and west of US-23), with additional tree damage having occurred across the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Bottom | - | A citizen posted pictures of a small tree and limbs downed as a thunderstorm passed by. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Bottom | - | One mobile home was rolled off its foundation and two other mobile homes were shifted off their foundations. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Bottom | - | Trees were blown down at a golf course. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Broad Bottom | - | Streams were flowing over roads and bridges. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Broad Bottom | - | Water was flowing over the road at 350 Lykins Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Town | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Mossy Bottom | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Wagoner (historical) | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Boldman | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Stanley (historical) | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Stanley Addition | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Little Floyd County (historical) | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Big Shoal (historical) | 2.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507587. 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.