Hagerhill, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Paintsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41222. It stands on Burnt Cabin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Paintsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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 Paintsville quadrangle1:48000
- 1917 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
245 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 245 fires within 5 miles of Hagerhill between 1997 and 2020, burning about 5,237 acres in total. None started naturally. 54 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 | 82 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COLEMAN BRANCH |
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROUTE 302 |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 170 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MIDDLE FORK |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hagerhill: 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levisa Fork Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| East Point Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Whippoorwill Branch Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
11 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hagerhill in 11 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Hagerhill | $10,000 | Severe flood damage along KY 1750 near Paintsville made the road impassable. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hagerhill | - | A tree was downed onto the road near 571 State Hwy 1750, near the intersection with US-23 and the community of Collista. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hagerhill | - | A tree was down across SR-1428 between mile markers 1 and 2 in the Hagerhill community. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hagerhill | - | Trees and limbs were blown down near the Hagerhill community. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Hagerhill | - | A trained spotter observed nickel sized hail along U.S. Highway 23 south of Paintsville. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hagerhill | - | A tree was blown down and onto KY 1705 at East Point. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hagerhill | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the Hagerhill and Van Lear communities. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Hagerhill | - | One foot of water was over Burnt Cabin Road. Water was surrounding a home in Hagerhill. Also, one foot of water was over Highway 302 in Van Lear. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hagerhill | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Hagerhill | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Hagerhill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawkins | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| West Van Lear | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Collista | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Paintsville | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Van Lear | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Thealka | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Thelma | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| East Point | 2.8 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 Hagerhill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5638615 | 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 493540. 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.










