Erose, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Dewitt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40935. It lies near Shep Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Beverly 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
- 1903 USGS Pineville quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1979 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
157 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Erose between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,838 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 51 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 | 58 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 718 FIRE |
| 26 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RED BIRD M |
| 22 June 2002 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Erose in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Erose | $30,000 | A tornado touched down near Erose along Highway 718. The tornado was on the ground for 1, 338 feet. Numerous trees were blown down and three homes were damaged. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erose | $10,000 | Large tree limbs down on Highway 718 and several trees down on Highway 718 near Salt Gum. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Erose | - | A trained spotter reported nickel to quarter-sized hail along Buckeye Branch Rd. in Knox County. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erose | - | Several trees were down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalf | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Walker | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hammond | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Dewitt | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Mocking Bird Branch (historical) | 9.2 miles | 18 | |
| Turkey Creek (historical) | 10.0 miles | 17 | |
| Old Flat Lick | 10.1 miles | 17 | |
| Flat Lick | 10.5 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122551855 | 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 512083. 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.










