Dice, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Dice census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41701. It stands on Sixteenmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hazard North quadrangle. It stands 988 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1891 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1914 USGS Troublesome quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Hazard North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Hazard North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Hazard North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
624 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 624 fires within 5 miles of Dice between 1997 and 2020, burning about 27,298 acres in total. None started naturally. 145 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 | 247 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 184 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 145 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHERIFFS COURT |
| 30 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | AIRPORT WAY RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dice in 6 storm reports between 2013 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 2019 | Heavy Rain | Dice | $10,000 | The Department of Highways reported a major break in the pavement of Kentucky Highway 267 near Dice, following heavy rain on the 23rd. This forced the closure of the road for several days. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dice | $500 | A picture on social media showed a flag pole bent by thunderstorm winds at a residence in the vicinity of Dice. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dice | - | A local media outlet reported a tree blown down on power lines on Lost Creek Road northwest of Dice, resulting in a temporary closure of the road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dice | - | A tree was blown down along KY-267. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dice | - | A tree was blown down along KY-1146. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dice | - | Roof damage occurred to homes near the airport. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones (historical) | 0.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sixteen (historical) | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Miller (historical) | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Fork (historical) | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Mudlick (historical) | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Engle | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Stacy | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Harveyton | 3.7 miles | 16 |
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 Dice | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5272334 | 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 507854. 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.







