Foxtown, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the McKee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40447. It stands on Sand Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Leighton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Leighton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
197 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 197 fires within 5 miles of Foxtown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,464 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 124 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 124 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | GRENADE |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | LOWER DRY FORK |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | CARLTON ROAD #2 |
| 3 August 2007 | Natural | 43 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | BECKETT |
| 23 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | HARRISON CEMETERY |
| 18 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | BRUSHY RIDGE |
| 17 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | ELLEY |
| 11 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | ME CRAZY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Foxtown: 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Platinum, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Bottom Underground | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| J.W.Miller Prospect | Zinc, Lead, Platinum, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Rose Prospect | Lead, Platinum, Zinc | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Foxtown in 3 storm reports between 2020 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Foxtown | - | Jackson County 911 Center reported a tree down near the 580 Block of Brushy Ridge Rd. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Foxtown | - | Several trees were blown down near 200 Moore (Ridge) Road in the Foxtown Community. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Foxtown | - | The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported a tree downed along Kentucky Highway 89 near Foxtown. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Springs | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Brazil | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Lakes | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Waneta | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Salt Rock (historical) | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Chestnut Flat (historical) | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Macedonia | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Wind Cave | 3.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 512235. 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.




