Gulnare, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Mayflower census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41501. It stands on Sycamore Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thomas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Laynesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Thomas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Thomas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Gulnare between 1997 and 2020, burning about 4,448 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | IVY CREEK |
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUFFALO |
| 17 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 654 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CLARK BRANCH 2 |
| 29 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOHN'S CREEK ELEM. SCHOOL |
| 3 May 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOWER JOHNS CREEK#2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gulnare in 12 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulnare | $5,000 | There was structural damage to a porch on a modular home and a greenhouse. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulnare | $3,000 | Trees were blown down on KY Hwy 94 a mile northwest of Gulnare. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulnare | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulnare | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Gulnare | $1,000 | River Branch Road became flooded when River Branch Creek came out of its banks. The flood water had receded and the creek was back in its back as of 540 pm. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulnare | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down, blocking Hwy 194 between Millers Creek and Lowes Branch. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Gulnare | - | The Pike County Emergency Manager sent a photo of water flowing over the road along Sycamore Creek near the community of Gulnare. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Gulnare | - | A citizen reported quarter sized hail near Gulnare. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulnare | - | A few trees were uprooted and structural damage to some buildings also occurred in the area. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulnare | - | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2000 | Flood | Gulnare | - | Heavy rains caused creeks to overflow their banks, causing minor road damage and mudslides. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Gulnare | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore (historical) | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| CC Maynards Settlement (historical) | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| McCombs | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Banyan (historical) | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Lowe (historical) | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Miller Creek (historical) | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Joes Creek (historical) | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Heenon | 3.9 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508147. 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.








