Frisby, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Mill Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42633. It stands on Tabor Branch. The Survey maps it on the Parnell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1911 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Parnell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Parnell quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
78 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Frisby between 1998 and 2018, burning about 1,851 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOOTH ACHE RIDGE II |
| 6 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 112 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOOTH ACHE RIDGE |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HARMON CREEK TOWER |
| 27 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RUSSELL RIDGE |
| 14 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WRAY HOLLOW FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Frisby: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frisby in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2021: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frisby | $10,000 | A barn was blown into KY 200 near Hwy 167 southwest of Monticello. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frisby | - | Trees were reported down along Highway 3284. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frisby | - | A very large tree was reported down and across Adair Street in Monticello. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frisby | - | A trained spotter observed trees downed on Pearl Smith Road on the west side of Monticello. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frisby | - | Dispatch reported trees blown down from west of Monticello on Twyfords Point Road into the city limits. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frisby | - | Dispatch reported a brief gust of severe winds resulting in downed power lines northwest of Monticello. These active lines landed on a tree, spawning a fire. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Swifton | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Parnell | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Slat | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Eadsville | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Number One | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Monticello | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Murl | 3.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508041. 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.






