Garner, Kentucky
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Cannonsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41168. It stands on Jack Fork. The Survey maps it on the Boltsfork quadrangle. It stands 640 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1901 USGS Ceredo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000
- 1913 USGS Ceredo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Boltsfork quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Boltsfork quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
81 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Garner between 1997 and 2020, burning about 993 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 | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | NORTON BRANCH #2 |
| 6 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 52 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | NORTON BRANCH |
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GUN CLUB |
| 4 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Garner: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt's Fork Deposit | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garner in 9 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 6 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Garner | $200,000 | An EF2 tornado with estimated maximum winds of up to 120 miles per hour took a northeasterly track down Long Branch Road. The tornado caused considerable and significant tree damage with several large hardwood trees snapped and uprooted. A home was severely damaged when the roof was blown off, and other homes also suffered at least minor damage. Several barns and outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado then crossed the ridge between Long Branch Road and Jacks Fork Road and turned east, skipping along the ridgetops causing additional tree damage before lifting. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Garner | $25,000 | The flash flooding in eastern Carter County also affected extreme western portions of Boyd County. Route 854 was flooded. A few private bridges were damaged. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Garner | $10,000 | Following flash flooding very early in the morning, high water lingered as water worked its way through the stream system into the afternoon. Multiple roads were closed, including Old US Route 60 along the Carter County line. Also the I-64 entrance and exit ramps were closed at Exit 181. Portions of State Routes 5 and 854 were also closed. |
| February 2020 | Flood | Garner | $3,000 | Portions of State Route 3 near the town of Rush were covered in water due to the East Fork of the Little Sandy River rising out of its banks. |
| March 2022 | Flood | Garner | $500 | High water flowed over Four Mile Road. |
| March 2022 | Flood | Garner | $500 | High water was observed over Walker Lane. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Garner | $500 | Flooding along Long Branch Creek closed the intersection of SR 854 and Long Branch Road. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Garner | - | Water covered Long Branch in Rush for a period of time. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverdale (historical) | 0.1 miles | 21 | |
| Trace (historical) | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Boltsfork | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Sandy Furnace | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Rush | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Big Sandy (historical) | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Mavity | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Coalton | 5.5 miles | 15 |
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 Garner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5523609 | 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 508069. 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.








