Daysboro, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Hazel Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41332. It stands on Gillmore Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hazel Green quadrangle.
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.
- 1889 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Hazel Green quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hazel Green quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
144 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Daysboro between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,509 acres in total. None started naturally. 23 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 | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAMP BRANCH |
| 1 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 125 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Daysboro in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daysboro | $75,000 | Pictures on social media showed multiple trees blown down, including onto residences and vehicles along Fallen Road, in the Insko community. Minor wind damage was also sustained to the siding and roofing of a single wide trailer. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daysboro | $5,000 | Strong winds produced roof and porch damage to a residence. Another garage also received roof damage. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daysboro | $1,000 | A NWS employee reported a large tree and powerlines were reported to have been blown down between MM 12 and the Red River Elementary School on KY-191. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daysboro | $1,000 | A tree was blown down and across a road. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daysboro | - | A tree was blown down on Rexville Rd. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daysboro | - | A large tree was blown down and across Hwy 191 in Daysboro. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Daysboro | - | Trees were reported down onto the roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Gillmore | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hazel Green | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Helechawa | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Rose Chapel (historical) | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Gillmore | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Lee City | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Toliver | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lexie | 4.7 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.
| Wikidata item Q122558628 | 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 507825. 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.







