Gillmore, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Hazel Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41301. It stands on Sam Hall Branch. The Survey maps it on the Lee City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1889 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Lee City quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
151 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Gillmore between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,502 acres in total. None started naturally. 25 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 | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAMP BRANCH |
| 1 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gillmore in 8 storm reports between 2006 and 2016: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Gillmore | $75,000 | An EF-1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down 1 mile north of Gilmore. The tornados track was one quarter of a mile long and 100 yards wide. Numerous trees were snapped and scattered along the tornados path. One mobile home had its roof blow off and was also pushed about 5 feet off of its foundation. One barn was destroyed. Two other mobile homes had roof and siding damage. One outbuilding used as a sawmill was also destroyed. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillmore | $10,000 | A tree fell onto a truck in the upper Gillmore community. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillmore | $2,000 | An overhang porch and pieces of siding were torn off a mobile home in Gilmore. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillmore | - | A tree was blown down on Hwy 1419. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillmore | - | A tree was down on Highway 1953. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillmore | - | Several trees down. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillmore | - | One tree down. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Gillmore | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Gillmore | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lower Gillmore | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Rose Chapel (historical) | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lexie | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lee City | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Helechawa | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Rosefork | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Malaga | 3.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508087. 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.






