Cliffside, Kentucky
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ashland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41101. It lies near Gartrell Hill. The Survey maps it on the Catlettsburg quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1901 USGS Ceredo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000
- 1913 USGS Ceredo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Catlettsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Catlettsburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Catlettsburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
60 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Cliffside (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 160 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ELIZABETH COURT |
| 20 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | REBEL ROAD |
| 3 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUCK HAVEN |
| 8 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | HOG |
| 3 April 1997 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Cliffside (historical): 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Iron, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armco Steel/ Ashland, Ky. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Ashland Oil/ Catlettsburg, Ky. | Sulfur | Unknown | ||
| Brammer Const Co Pit No 2 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ironton Plant Number 85 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jerrys Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jerrys Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Geigers Crossing (historical) | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Ashland | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Big Sandy Junction | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Catlettsburg | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Westwood | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Winslow | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Riggs Tract (historical) | 3.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2088724. 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.









