Corbin, Kentucky

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Corbin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40701. It stands on East Fork Lynn Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Corbin quadrangle. 7,856 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,079 feet above sea level.

Corbin within Whitley County

On record in Corbin

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 6 records

Carnegie Librarylisted 1986
Corbin Bank Buildinglisted 1986
First Christian Churchlisted 1986
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depotlisted 1978
Mershon Buildinglisted 1986
Gordon Hill Road Historic Districtlisted 1986

Population over time

2 figures

Corbin grew from 7,304 to 7,856 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	7,304
2020	7,856	+552 (+8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

1890 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
1894 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
1952 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:24000
1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
1961 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:24000
1970 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

88 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Corbin between 1994 and 2019, burning about 829 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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	42
Recreation and ceremony	18
Arson/incendiarism	17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	8
Natural	1
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	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	Debris and open burning	50 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
7 September 2007	Recreation and ceremony	20 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
18 September 2007	Recreation and ceremony	2.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
29 August 2007	Natural	1.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
27 August 2001	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Daniel Boone National Forest	BEGLEY
19 August 2008	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Daniel Boone National Forest	3 SISTERS
13 August 1999	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Daniel Boone National Forest	LAUREL BRIDGE
3 July 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	SAWDUST PI

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Whitley County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Corbin: 1 producer, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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
	No. 1 Mill	Clay	Plant
	No. 1 Mine	Clay	Producer

Every working recorded in Whitley County

Storms near this place

60 of 78 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corbin in 78 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 34 thunderstorm wind, 20 flash flood, 16 hail, 6 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	1 hurt, $1,000	A tree fell down on a vehicle. The driver was injured.
March 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$50,000	Damage occurred on Fairfield Avenue. The roof was torn from a doublewide trailer and several trees were downed. An uprooted tree fell across a house and car. Several power poles were also snapped off.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$30,000	The Save A Lot store in Corbin suffered roof damage.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$30,000	Lots of trees down.
January 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$20,000	no account filed
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$10,000	Power lines were blown down and power poles broken by thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Corbin.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$10,000	A large air conditioner unit on top of department was picked up and slammed back down.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$10,000	Utility poles and power lines were blown down along Cumberland Falls Highway or 18th Street.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$5,000	Tree blown down onto home and car.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$2,000	Limbs that were 2 to 3 inches in diameter were broken off trees along Hwy 26 near Corbin.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$2,000	A couple of trees were blown down near Highway 1223 on Campbell Road.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$2,000	A tree was blown down onto a power line.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$2,000	A carport was damaged, and a tree was downed.
July 2021	Flash Flood	North Corbin	$1,000	Corbin dispatch reported that the Cumberland Falls Highway was closed due to flash flooding just west of I-75.
February 2015	Flood	Corbin	$1,000	Flooding, likely created due to snow and ice clogged storm drains, caused water at least a foot deep to cover the area Kroger store parking lot.
August 2012	Flash Flood	Corbin	$1,000	Several streets were blocked by high water in town, including Master Street. the Cumberland Falls Hwy was also flooded near exit 25 of I-75.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$1,000	A large tree was blown onto Hwy 26 at Eaton, completely blocking the roadway.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$1,000	A sign pole was bent and shifted with part of the logo of the sign blown out.
July 2008	Hail	Corbin	$1,000	Penny to nickel size hail fell near Corbin. A tree was blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	$1,000	Wind gust estimated at 50 mph ripped canvas awning off of outdoor stage.
May 2022	Flood	Corbin	-	A railroad underpass on Roy Kidd Avenue in Corbin was closed due to flooding.
March 2021	Heavy Rain	Corbin	-	A trained weather spotter in the city of Corbin measured 3.15 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.
June 2019	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	A citizen reported flowing water blocking Master Street in Corbin.
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	There were several trees knocked down in Corbin, while a roof to a restaurant was damaged. This report was via social media.
May 2018	Hail	Corbin	-	Fire rescue officials observed nickel sized hail in Corbin.
August 2018	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	A local newspaper reported flowing water over a portion of several roads in Corbin, including 5th Street where a few homes were surrounded by water.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	A citizen observed a tree blown down near Corbin.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	A citizen reported a tree blown into a powerline in the Tattersall portion of Corbin.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	A 15 foot diameter tree was uprooted. A section of fence was also blown down.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	Trees were blown down in Corbin.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	A tree was blown onto a car in the Oak Grove area.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	A tree was blown down on Black Diamond Rd in the Oak Grove community.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	Multiple trees were blown down in the community of Oak Grove on High Top Rd.
April 2011	Hail	Corbin	-	Golf ball size hail was reported in Corbin.
April 2011	Hail	Corbin	-	The hail was the size of golf balls.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	There were some power lines that fell on trucks.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	There was damage at the Corbin travel Plaza. The truck garage roof was blown off. There were down power lines that damaged and burned one truck and the garage door fell and damaged other trucks.
August 2010	Flood	Corbin	-	The Corbin Police Dept reported that parts of Bacon Street near Corbin were still under water. Most of the flood waters in Corbin had already receded.
August 2010	Flood	Corbin	-	A portion of Master St in Corbin had 1 to 1.5 feet of water across it. Craig Rd in west central Whitley county also had water across it. Both roads were still open when the reports were phoned in.
August 2010	Flood	Corbin	-	A trained weather spotter reported 3 to 12 inches of water over Bacon St in Corbin.
August 2010	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	The EOC and local fire dept reported that several roads in Corbin had water running across them; this included portions of Master St, the intersection of 5th and Steel Streets, and the underpass on Roy Kidd Ave between Main St and the post office.
August 2010	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	Numerous streets in the city of Corbin were still experiencing flash flooding.
August 2010	Flood	Corbin	-	The Corbin police dept reported that flooding was still occurring throughout Corbin.
April 2010	Hail	Corbin	-	Golf ball size hail fell in Corbin.
April 2010	Funnel Cloud	Corbin	-	Several people reported seeing a lightning illuminated funnel cloud in Corbin.
May 2010	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	Some street flooding was reported in Corbin, especially in poor drainage areas. The roads were impassable at the underpass at Roy Kidd and Depot, a section of Bacon Creek Road and a section of KY 312 on the east of the city. High water was also reported at Master St and Vaughn.
May 2010	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	Portions of Master Street and Bacon Creek Road near the Corbin nursing home were under water.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	Corbin dispatch reported that a roadway was closed at Roy Kidd Depot at the underpass due to high water.
September 2009	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	The city of Corbin was in the process of closing parts of South Main St, Master St, 5th St, and Bayton Creek Road due to flash flooding.
January 2006	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	Intersection of Highways 26 and 3041 impassable due to high water. Portions of Bacon Creek Road impassable due to high water.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	Tree down in Pattersall subdivision.
December 2004	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	Several roads closed countywide due to high water. This list includes the intersection of Highways 1064 and 6 four miles southeast of Corbin, Highway 26 at the Corbin Bypass, and Bacon Creek Road about one and one half miles south of Corbin.
January 2004	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	Eight to ten inches of water were flowing over Fifth Street, downtown.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Corbin	-	Several trees were down in and around the Corbin area.
July 2004	Hail	Corbin	-	Nickel size hail was reported on Highway 727.
February 2003	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	Two feet of water was over 5th Street and Black Diamond Road.
June 2003	Flash Flood	Corbin	-	There were 8 to 12 inches of water over the Cumberland Parkway.
July 2003	Hail	Corbin	-	One inch diameter hail was reported at Little Spruce Creek.
July 2003	Hail	Corbin	-	One and one quarter inch diameter hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 1193 and United States Highway 25W.

Every storm recorded in Whitley County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Scuffletown	2.0 miles	16
Woodbine	3.1 miles	17
Chestnut Grove (historical)	4.7 miles	16
Woodland Estates	5.2 miles	16
Faber	5.5 miles	16
Grove	6.8 miles	16
Walden	8.0 miles	16
Rockholds	8.3 miles	16

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.

Wikipedia article on Corbin	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2941325	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 511536. 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.