Gypsy, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Royalton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41464. It stands on Meredith Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ivyton quadrangle. It stands 974 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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1918 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Ivyton quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Ivyton quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Ivyton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
231 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 231 fires within 5 miles of Gypsy between 1997 and 2020, burning about 15,869 acres in total. None started naturally. 43 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 | 105 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BIG LICK |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JIM ARNETT BRANCH |
| 23 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SKAGGS |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ABBOTT CREEK |
| 15 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DANNY BLANTON RD |
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 Gypsy: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Fork Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gypsy in 1 storm report in 2021: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsy | - | A member of the public relayed a report from the 911 dispatch, in which they had received a complaint that a tree was down on South Puncheon Fork Road (Route 1766) near the 1 mile marker, blocking the roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshallville | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Gapville | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Galdia | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Swampton | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Royalton | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Ivyton | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Skaggs (historical) | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Fredville | 3.9 miles | 17 |
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 Gypsy | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690511 | 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 508152. 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.










