Glencairn, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Campton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41360. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Slade quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Slade quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Slade quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Glencairn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,109 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | HOLIDAY |
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | PILLOW |
| 28 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | HALF MOON |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PINE RIDGE |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SLADE-CAMPTON RD |
| 16 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GRIFFEN BRANCH |
| 15 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 Glencairn: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glencairn in 1 storm report in 2004: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glencairn | - | One tree was down on Highway 15, about 1 mile northwest of the Koomer Ridge Campground, or about two miles north northeast of Glencairn. One tree was down on Highway 715 in Pine Ridge. One tree was down across Highway 11, about three miles east of Natural Bridge State Resort Park. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Ridge | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| El Park (historical) | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Torrent | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Standing Rock | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Leeco | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Zachariah | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Booth | 5.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 512329. 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.





