Cutshin, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Cutshin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41776. It stands on Maggard Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cutshin quadrangle. It stands 1,014 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1916 USGS Hyden quadrangle1:48000
- 1919 USGS Hyden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Cutshin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Cutshin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
155 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Cutshin between 1997 and 2020, burning about 11,028 acres in total. None started naturally. 37 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 | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 118 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
21 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cutshin in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | $25,000 | Trees were blown down across the area. One tree fell onto a car and a house. Two homes sustained damage. |
| November 1996 | Flash Flood | Cutshin | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | $10,000 | One tree was blown down in Cutshin, injuring one person. Other trees were also blown down in the area. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down and took down the power transformer serving customers in Cutshin Holler. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Cutshin | - | Hail larger than quarter sized was reported near Cutshin along KY-699, south of the 6 to 7 mile markers. Hail of various sizes was also reproted to have fallen along the route to the Perry County line. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | A barn was blown down. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Cutshin | - | A broadcast media affiliate sent along a report of high water causing the closure of Kentucky Highway 699 in Cutshin. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | A tree was blown down and across a road in Cutshin. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | There were trees down on Coon Creek. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cutshin | - | Public report via dispatcher. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | Tree down on Cutshin Road. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | Three trees down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | Large limbs down. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | Downed trees blocking roads and knocking out power. Trees also down near upper Macintosh. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | One tree down near Thousandsticks. Two to three trees down on Highway 699 near Cutshin. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | Three trees down between mile markers 5 and 6 on Highway 699. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | Trees down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutshin | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cutshin | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Cutshin | - | no account filed |
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.
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 Cutshin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5196915 | 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 511692. 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.







