Cressmont, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Southwest Lee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41311. It stands on Upper Sinking Creek. The Survey maps it on the Heidelberg quadrangle. It stands 682 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Heidelberg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
253 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 253 fires within 5 miles of Cressmont between 1994 and 2020, burning about 4,737 acres in total. None started naturally. 59 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 | 105 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHITE ASH |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JACK GAP |
| 27 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHITE ASH |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | QUILLEN ROAD |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HIGHWAY 11 SOUTH |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cressmont: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Rock Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cressmont in 2 storm reports between 2016 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cressmont | $2,000 | Local dispatch reported trees and powerlines blown down onto Crestmont Road between Todds Road and KY-399 resulting is a temporary closure of the road. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cressmont | - | Trees were blown down on Cressmont Road and Todds Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ida May | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Heidelberg | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Delvinta | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Yellow Rock | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Belle Point | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| White Ash | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Willow Shoals | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Congleton | 4.4 miles | 13 |
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 Cressmont | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5184511 | 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 511634. 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.




