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Diamond, Kentucky

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Providence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42450. The Survey maps it on the Providence quadrangle.

Diamond within Webster County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

27 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Diamond between 1997 and 2014, burning about 1,044 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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/undetermined9
Arson/incendiarism8
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 June 2012Debris and open burning122 acresKentucky Division of ForestryPLASTIC FI
20 June 2012Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreKentucky Division of ForestryJUNKYARD F
28 April 2001Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
19 April 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
7 March 2010Debris and open burning30 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
6 March 2000Arson/incendiarism100 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
28 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
26 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Webster County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Diamond: 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Highway Junction ShaleClayUnknown
Nesbit Hill ShaleClayProspect

Every working recorded in Webster County

Storms near this place

5 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Diamond in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 2 flood, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2000Tornado (F3)Diamond$2,400,000The tornado caused extensive damage in the community of Diamond. Both Crittenden and Webster Counties were declared federal disaster areas.
May 2011Flash FloodDiamond$20,000Highway 109 was closed five miles northwest of Providence. Highway 109 was reduced to one lane at the bridge south of town.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindDiamond$10,000KYTC reported trees were downed on KY-132, KY-138, and KY-1525 in Webster County. Time estimated from radar and location approximate.
February 2022FloodDiamond-Short stretches of Highways 138, 270, and 132 were closed due to flooding. U.S. Highway 41A was flooded but open.
February 2019FloodDiamond-At least a couple of roads were closed or marked with warning signs due to flooding. The affected state roads were Kentucky 270 between the 7 and 8 mile markers and Kentucky 138 near mile marker 10.

Every storm recorded in Webster County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bellville2.4 miles12
Providence2.5 miles12
Fairmont3.9 miles12
Clay4.2 miles12
Lisman5.0 miles13
Virginia5.8 miles13
Wheatcroft6.0 miles12
Derby6.1 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 490858. 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.