Creekmore, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Pine Knot census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42649. It lies near Stephens Knob. The Survey maps it on the Ketchen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1890 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Ketchen quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ketchen quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Creekmore between 1994 and 2017, burning about 3,041 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | CIGARETTE |
| 26 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TRAMMEL RO |
| 8 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | EAGLE NEST |
| 7 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | ANGEL MOUNTAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Creekmore in 8 storm reports between 2013 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Creekmore | $1,000 | Water was flowing across Granny Holt Knob Rd at mile marker 12.3. The rushing water caused trees and debris to fall onto and block a portion of the road. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Creekmore | $1,000 | The following roads were impassable and being closed due to flooding: East Hwy 1416 at Woods Hill, Marsh Creek Baptist Church Rd, Hays Creek Rd, and all side roads leading from Hays Creek Rd. Water was in a structure on Cordell Flats Rd. Ed Meadows Rd was impassable. Roads were under water at the intersection of Lum Strunk Rd and KY Hwy 1470. Approximately 15 homes in the Cordell Flats community were affected by flooding. The Marsh Creek church was flooded. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Creekmore | - | A trained spotter observed quarter sized hail for 2 to 3 minutes near Hollyhill. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creekmore | - | A trained spotter observed numerous large limbs blown down near Hollyhill. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creekmore | - | Trained spotter reported at least 40 trees downed on her farm along Granny Holt Road southwest of Holyhill. Additional trees were downed in the forest adjacent to the farm. Wind gusts were estimated at near 60 mph. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Creekmore | - | A trained spotter reported nickel-sized hail along Granny Holt Rd. near Hollyhill. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creekmore | - | A SKYWARN spotter observed a tree and large limbs blown down on Granny Holt Knob Road east of Pine Knot. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Creekmore | - | A trained spotter reported water over Granny Holt Knob Road along Osborne Creek southwest of Hollyhill. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollyhill | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Strunk | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Gilreath | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Pine Knot | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Revelo | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Hickory Grove | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Stearns | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Whitley City | 9.0 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.
| Wikidata item Q122553242 | 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 511632. 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.






