Edgewood, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Middlesborough census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40965. It stands on Slickrock Branch. The Survey maps it on the Fork Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1886 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1935 USGS Mingo Mountains quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Mingo Mountains quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fork Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
148 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Edgewood between 1995 and 2020, burning about 4,416 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 31 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 | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MONARCH CHURCH #2 |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MONARCH CHURCH #1 |
| 10 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | POLLY HOLO |
| 29 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | COAL |
| 1 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Cumberland Gap National Historic Park | MAINT POWER POLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Edgewood: 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Old Railroad Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edgewood in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgewood | - | Two large trees were downed on Stone Creek Drive via a social media report. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgewood | - | A social media report showed a large tree down at West End Trailer Park in Middlesboro. Original storm report says East End Trailer Park near Gibson Lane, however, there is only a West End Trailer Park. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgewood | - | Reports of trees down in the Polly Hollow area of Middlesboro, including one tree on fire according to social media. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgewood | - | Trees were blown down. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Edgewood | - | The Kentucky State Police reported that Highway 25E had a foot of water flowing across all 4 lanes about 1.5 miles north of the TN line. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Edgewood | - | Flash flooding occurred along Beans Fork Road. The road was closed due to flooding at Noetown. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noetown | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Premier | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Stony Fork Junction | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Yellow Creek | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Capito | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Garmeada | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Binghamtown | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Middlesboro | 3.4 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507910. 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.










