Chenowee, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Oakdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41339. It stands on Pasture Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jackson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1889 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
177 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Chenowee between 1995 and 2020, burning about 5,272 acres in total. None started naturally. 40 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 | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 33 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chenowee in 8 storm reports between 2006 and 2020: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenowee | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts on Buzzards Branch. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenowee | - | A citizen observed a downed tree on Kentucky Highway 541 just north of the intersection with Kentucky Highway 52 near Chenowee. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenowee | - | A citizen observed two downed trees along Kentucky Highway 541 south of War Creek, subsequently knocking out power to nearby residences. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenowee | - | Trees were blown down and onto Hwy 52 at Chenowee Hill. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenowee | - | A tree was blown down and across the road at Shoulderblade on Hwy 30W. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Chenowee | - | Flashing flooding ongoing along Highway 30 from the detention center to the intersection of Highways 30 and 397. The flood waters at Highway 397 were beginning to recede. The Highway Dept reported that 2.25 inches of rain had fallen at their garage just outside of Jackson. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Chenowee | - | Water was entering mobile homes along Hwy 30 from Cane Creek. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenowee | - | Multiple trees down in western half of county. Locations with damage include Chenowee, Turners Creek and along Highway 30 East at Roundbottom. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Guerrant | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Elkatawa | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Copebranch | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Shoulderblade | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| War Creek | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lawson | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Jetts Creek | 4.3 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122553865 | 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 507692. 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.







