Christy, 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 Christy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Morehead quadrangle.
On record in Christy
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Morehead Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Freight Depotlisted 2016 · 1.0 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
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Christy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,351 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | BIG PERRY |
| 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 |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SLAB CAMP |
| 28 June 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 47 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | US 60 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Christy: 5 past producers, 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant C Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plant K Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Heirs Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cogswell-Fultz Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Patties Lick Strip Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Sweetnam Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodburn | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| Morehead | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Brady | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Clearfield | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Gates | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Cranston | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Hays Crossing | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lakeview Heights | 5.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 511362. 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.






