Dawkins, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Paintsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41268. It stands on Burnt Cabin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Paintsville quadrangle.
On record in Dawkins
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Paintsville Country Clublisted 1989 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:48000
- 1917 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
243 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 243 fires within 5 miles of Dawkins between 1997 and 2020, burning about 5,580 acres in total. None started naturally. 53 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 | 77 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROUTE 302 |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 170 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MIDDLE FORK |
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dawkins: 3 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levisa Fork Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| East Point Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Greasy Creek Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Whippoorwill Branch Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
12 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dawkins in 12 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 6 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Flood | Dawkins | $25,000 | The Powell Edition Horse Stable was inundated by flood waters just off Highway 23 as you turn into Van Lear. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Dawkins | $1,000 | Millers Creek backed up into the horse stables at Powells Addition. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Dawkins | $1,000 | Flood water had entered a residence near Millers Creek. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Dawkins | $1,000 | The dam of a pond was over topped or compromised, leading to flooding of homes in the Stoney Brook subdivision area. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Dawkins | $1,000 | Water was reported to have been 12 inches deep at the Van Lear Fire Dept. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Dawkins | $1,000 | Dispatch reported that water threatened residences along Millers Creek Rd. Water was also flowing over Witten Lane and KY 302 in West Van Lear, as well as KY Route 172 in Staffordsville. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Dawkins | - | Pictures on social media showed a creek was out of it's banks and water flowing around several homes on Silk Stocking Loop near the community of VanLear. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Dawkins | - | A spotter observed Millers Creek Road being submerged in rapidly flowing water in Van Lear. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawkins | - | Trees were blown down on Hwy 302. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawkins | - | Trees were blown down in Van Lear and West Van Lear. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawkins | - | Trees were blown down in the Silk Stocking area. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawkins | - | A tree was blown down on Millers Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Van Lear | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hagerhill | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Van Lear | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Paintsville | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Collista | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Thealka | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Thelma | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Meally | 2.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 490681. 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.










