Dryhill, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Hyden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41749. It stands on Bull Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hyden West quadrangle.
On record in Dryhill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Roderick McIntosh Farmlisted 1991
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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
- 1916 USGS Hyden quadrangle1:48000
- 1919 USGS Hyden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hyden West quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hyden West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Hyden West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
214 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 214 fires within 5 miles of Dryhill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,296 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 45 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 | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 310 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BAKER FORK |
| 28 July 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OWLS NEST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dryhill in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Flood | Dryhill | $225,000 | Local media reported significant flooding in Hyden, leading to a state of emergency declaration for the city. The city park was one of the areas under water. Several other locations around the county experienced significant road damage. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryhill | $1,000 | Leslie County dispatch reported a tree blown down onto power lines near the intersection of River Road and McIntosh Road (in the vicinity of Hal Rogers Parkway) in the Dryhill community. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryhill | $1,000 | A beech tree was blown down onto a powerline, blocking both lanes of traffic on Dry Hill Road near the Dryhill community. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Dryhill | $1,000 | Lower McIntosh Rd was flooded where it intersects Owls Nest Rd. |
| February 2021 | Flash Flood | Dryhill | - | KY 3425 (Dry Hill - MacIntosh Road) is flooded and impassable between the Mountain Parkway and Owls Nest Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryhill | - | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dryhill | - | There were trees down on Dry Hill road. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Dryhill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy (historical) | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Kaliopi | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Lower McIntosh (historical) | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Confluence | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Thousandsticks | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Toulouse | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hyden | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Wooton | 5.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 511937. 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.








