BlockDotson, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Prestonsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41653. It stands on Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Prestonsburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1918 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
277 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 277 fires within 5 miles of Dotson between 1997 and 2020, burning about 21,136 acres in total. None started naturally. 60 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 | 142 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ABBOTT MTN |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ABBOTT CREEK |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RT 114 |
| 30 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
22 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dotson in 22 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 9 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Lightning | Dotson | 1 hurt, $60,000 | A lightning strike caused a structure fire at a residence on Jack Arnett Branch, leading to an injury to an occupant of the home. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Dotson | $1,200,000 | Flood waters damaged several county roads, drains, and bridges. Water was flowing across Kentucky Highway 114 near Dotson. A couple of house trailers were submerged in flood waters. There were also several mudslides in the area. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dotson | $100,000 | Trees were blown down throughout the county. Several trees were snapped or uprooted and power lines were downed along Hwy 114 and in Rough and Tough Branch in and near the community of Dotson. A billboard was also severely damaged due to the winds. The local VFD reported several transformer fires due to the downed trees and power lines. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Dotson | $50,000 | Power poles and lines were reported down due to loose earth. One home caught fire after a live power line fell on it in Buckeye Branch. Flood waters were preventing rescuers from reaching the residence. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Dotson | $25,000 | Ruff and Tuff Road culvert was washed out, leading to the road being closed near the community of Dotson. |
| February 2021 | Flood | Dotson | $20,000 | Middle Creek is flooded and continuing to rise in the Dotson community, encompassing yards and low lying areas along the creek. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Dotson | $10,000 | Rock and mud slides have been reported along Kentucky Route 404 in the David and Blue River areas along the left fork of Middle Creek. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Dotson | $5,000 | A trained spotter observed water from Middle Creek Levisa Fork threatening low lying homes along Kentucky Highway 114 near Dotson. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dotson | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Dotson | $3,000 | Citizens reported flowing water over streets west of Dotson, causing a few motorists to become stranded. One of the impacted roads was Rough and Tough Road. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Dotson | $1,000 | A home on Middle Creek Rd was almost completely surrounded by water. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Dotson | $1,000 | Water was over Granny Fitz Bridge Rd. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dotson | - | A trained spotter reported that large limbs (greater than 3 inches) were down in a neighbor's yard. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Dotson | - | Water is surrounding houses near the community of Dotson. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Dotson | - | Middle Creek is flooded and continuing to rise in the Dotson community, encompassing yards and low lying areas along the creek. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Dotson | - | Middle Creek is overflowing its banks and affecting low lying areas along the creek, flowing overtop of private bridges and driveways and making them impassable. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dotson | - | A tree was blown down and onto one lane of KY Hwy 114. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dotson | - | A large tree was blown down near Brainard. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dotson | - | Large limbs and one tree were blown down along or near KY Hwy 114. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Dotson | - | A foot of flowing water was reported to be over South Clark Drive near Prestonsburg Elementary School. Low lying areas that also saw flooding included Station Branch, Big Branch of Abbott Creek, and Abbott Creek just west of Prestonsburg. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Dotson | - | Around two feet of flowing water was over KY Hwy 404 at the intersection of KY Hwy 404 and Blue River Branch. A mobile home to the east of Hwy 404 was completely surrounded by water and had water underneath it. |
| December 2000 | Flash Flood | Dotson | - | Bridge to several homes washed out at Granny Fitz Branch near KY Hwy 114. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Brainard | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Goodloe | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Bonanza | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| David | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Risner | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| West Prestonsburg | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Cliff | 4.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507869. 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.