Deane, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Colson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41812. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mayking quadrangle. It stands 1,335 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1890 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1913 USGS Oven Fork quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Mayking quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Mayking quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
263 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 263 fires within 5 miles of Deane between 1997 and 2020, burning about 9,643 acres in total. None started naturally. 58 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 | 133 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOVES BRANCH |
| 9 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RHODES BRANCH |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 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 Deane in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deane | - | A tree was blown down onto a home, briefly trapping the occupants inside. They were freed shortly after by emergency crews. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deane | - | A tree was blown down on KY-7 near the community of Deane. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Deane | - | A citizen observed numerous portions of Kentucky Highway 7 throughout Letcher County with water over the roadway. |
| May 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Deane | - | The public reported seeing a funnel cloud in Deane. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Deane | - | Six to 12 inches of water was flowing across Highway 317 at the Goose Creek Road intersection. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Deane | - | The state police reported that Fleming-Neon was flooded and roads in the area were closed as a result. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Deane | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lucastown | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Thornton Gap | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Polly | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hemphill | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Camp Branch (historical) | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Craftsville (historical) | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Thornton | 4.5 miles | 17 |
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 Deane | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q15213256 | 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 507826. 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.








