Dycusburg, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the South Crittenden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42037. It stands on Harp Hollow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dycusburg quadrangle. 26 people lived here at the 2010 count. It stands 374 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 18 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.
- 1928 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Dycusburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
18 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Dycusburg between 1997 and 2013, burning about 76 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BROWNS MI |
| 23 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BROWNS MINE RD. |
| 4 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Dycusburg: 5 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Cobalt, Diatomite, Manganese, Nickel, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Ridge - Claylick Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Producer | 1870 | |
| Yandell Mines | Cobalt, Diatomite, Manganese, Nickel, Zinc | Past Producer | 1902 | |
| Billy Owl Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Cullen No2 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1968 | |
| Green Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Mcclure Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Mineral Ridge Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Silverstar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dycusburg in 6 storm reports between 2001 and 2020: 2 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Dycusburg | $270,000 | The Cumberland River rose rapidly as releases from Barkley Dam were increased to record levels. About a dozen residences were flooded in Dycusburg, and others were evacuated because they were isolated by floodwaters. The community that was primarily affected was Dycusburg. Water was two to three feet deep in some homes. There was extensive flooding of fields and woods. A few roads were closed, including State Route 295 at Dycusburg. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dycusburg | $6,000 | There were several roofs damaged in and around Marion. At a house on U.S. 60 just outside of Marion, a privacy fence was blown over, and vinyl siding was damaged. Power lines were damaged at Dycusburg. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Dycusburg | - | Water was over Axel Creek Road. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Dycusburg | - | The Cumberland River remained steady at very high levels as releases from Barkley Dam were maintained near record levels. About a dozen residences stayed flooded, and others remained vacant because they were isolated by floodwaters. The community that was primarily affected was Dycusburg. There was extensive flooding of fields and woods. A few roads were closed, including State Route 295 at Dycusburg. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Dycusburg | - | Floodwaters from a creek rose up to car doors on Kentucky Highway 902 at mile marker 5. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Dycusburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Owens School (historical) | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Mexico | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Centerville (historical) | 7.5 miles | 18 | |
| View | 7.6 miles | 21 | |
| Fredonia (historical) | 8.0 miles | 18 | |
| Lilydale | 8.1 miles | 18 | |
| New Salem | 8.6 miles | 21 |
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 Dycusburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2524706 | 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 491380. 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.












