Globe, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Upper Tygart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41164. It stands on Dry Branch. The Survey maps it on the Olive Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1950 USGS Olive Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Olive Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1970 USGS Olive Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
200 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 200 fires within 5 miles of Globe between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,778 acres in total. None started naturally. 37 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 | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | B AND B LANE |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHERYL ROGERS HOLLOW |
| 10 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HIGHWAY 59 |
| 26 June 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DAVIS LANE |
| 5 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DEHART ROAD |
| 4 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRUCE HOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Globe: 10 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chespeake Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Lawton Sandstone Pit | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Railroad Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Branch Strip Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Durham Fork Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Ford Burchett Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ford Burchett Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ford Burchett Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 2 | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Globe in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Globe | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Globe | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down onto Route 60. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Globe | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down along Route 1626. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Globe | $1,500 | A few trees and power lines were blown down next to Olive Hill on State Route 174. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Globe | $250 | The Olive Hill gauge on Tygarts Creek rose above its bankfull level shortly after midnight on April 3rd. The creek crested to around 11.4 feet a couple of hours later and returned to its banks before sunrise. As a result of the creek rising out of its banks, sections of Biggs Bridge Road adjacent to the creek flooded. |
| May 2025 | Flood | Globe | - | Tygarts Creek above Olive Hill rose above a bankfull level of 10 feet on the afternoon of May 30th. After rising to a crest of around 11.9 feet, the creek receded back into its banks later the same afternoon. Low sections of Biggs Bridge Road, Bond Hollow Road, and agricultural fields adjacent to the creek flooded in the midst of the creek rising out of its banks. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Globe | - | Tygarts Creek above Olive Hill exceeded a bankfull level of 10 feet on the morning of April 4th. The creek rose to a crest around 10.6 feet and then receded back into its banks later that morning. While the creek was out of its banks, Bond Hollow Road and fields adjacent to the creek flooded. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Globe | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silica (historical) | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Upper Tygart | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Lawton | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Enterprise | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Garvin Ridge | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Limestone | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Reeder (historical) | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Clark Hill | 2.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 512331. 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.





