Dehart, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Wrigley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41472. It stands on Shoals Branch. The Survey maps it on the West Liberty 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 West Liberty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS West Liberty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
62 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Dehart between 1997 and 2020, burning about 660 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | YOCUM |
| 5 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GREASY CREEK |
| 9 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | ELM LOG |
| 7 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Dehart: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Zag Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dehart in 6 storm reports between 2000 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Dehart | $2,000 | Several rounds of heavy rain resulted in the closure of Highway 772 due to high water about 5 miles NW of West Liberty. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dehart | - | Dispatch reported several trees blown down from about 6 miles northwest of West Liberty to near the city limits. This includes trees down on Kentucky Highway 7, McClain Way, Greasy Creek Road, and Kentucky Highway 772. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dehart | - | Trees were blown down on Hwy 844. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dehart | - | Trees down. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Dehart | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Dehart | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fannin (historical) | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Perry Bend (historical) | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Yocum | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Twentysix | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Zag | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Licking River | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Kellacey | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pomp | 3.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 511777. 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.







