Garrett, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Flaherty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40117. It lies near Miles Hill. The Survey maps it on the Rock Haven quadrangle. It stands 686 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1941 USGS Ekron quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Rock Haven quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Ekron quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rock Haven quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Rock Haven quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Rock Haven quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Garrett between 2004 and 2019, burning about 106 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HOBBS LANE |
| 2 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 April 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 March 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garrett in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | $10,000 | A Meade County official reported that trees and power lines were down east and and southeast of Ekron. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | $3,000 | A Kentucky state official reported that power lines were down due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | Wind gust was measured by the mesonet. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | A barn collapsed near Garrett. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey of a severe thunderstorm that caused damage along US Highway 60 (Owensboro Highway). Damage was first observed along Hogwallow Lane where tractor trailers were blown over along the roadway. Snapped and uprooted tree damage was observed at several homes headed eastward along US Highway 60. The most extensive damage was observed along|Tiptop road, where a camper was blown over along with extensive tree damage. A garage outbuilding also had several panels blown off in the northeast direction. Tree damage was also observed along Robbins Drive and Finch Court, including complete |destruction of several car ports. All damage was in the northeasterly direction and appeared to become more widespread toward the end of the damage path, which is more indicative of straight line wind damage. Estimated max wind speeds along the |path from damage ranged between 80 mph and 100 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | There was a tree down over the road. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Garrett | - | Dime to nickel size hail was falling near Highway 60 and Highway 144. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | Trees were downed. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garrett | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Wallow | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Buck Grove | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Johnstown (historical) | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hillgrove | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lickskillet | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Doe Valley | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Ekron | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Rock Haven | 4.6 miles | 16 |
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 Garrett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q38249594 | 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 492718. 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.










