Hamlin, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the New Concord census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42076. It stands on Boyds Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hamlin quadrangle. It stands 417 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1936 USGS Hamlin quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Hamlin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS New Concord quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Hamlin between 1998 and 2020, burning about 1,145 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | GINGER |
| 20 April 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 April 2006 | Natural | 1,024 acres | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | CLAY CREEK |
| 10 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Hamlin: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brantley Ore Banks | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Byrds Creek Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Byrds Creek Prospect | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamlin in 14 storm reports between 2002 and 2022: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 heavy rain. 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 2010 | Flood | Hamlin | $20,000 | High water levels on Kentucky Lake caused flooding of lakeshore docking facilities, boat ramps, and lake access roads. Marinas were closed, and some docks were damaged. Water backed up into bays and tributary creeks, causing flooding inland from the lake. The Coast Guard closed much of the lake to recreational boating. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Hamlin | $10,000 | Flooding along the lakeshore of Kentucky Lake inundated boat ramps, parking lots, and a few access roads. Some campsites were flooded at private campgrounds. The lake level rose to nearly 365 feet due to restricted water releases at Kentucky Dam. The water was held back to mitigate flooding on the Ohio River. The Kentucky Lake winter pool stage is 355 feet, and the normal summer pool stage is 359 feet. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlin | $9,000 | Several trees were downed in the New Concord area, some of which caused power line damage. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlin | $7,000 | Several trees were uprooted, and an amateur radio tower was blown down. Numerous tree limbs were down between New Concord and Hamlin. A spotter's wind equipment measured a gust to 90 MPH. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlin | $5,000 | On Highway 444 near Hamlin, a few trees were pushed over onto power lines. In a forested area on the north side of Hamlin, about a dozen trees were blown down. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Hamlin | - | The level of man-made Kentucky Lake was raised to 367 feet, about 8 feet above the normal summer pool stage. Low-lying parks, campgrounds, and marina parking lots near the lake were flooded. Some lake access roads were underwater. The lake level was still several feet below the record set during the spring of 2011 flood. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Hamlin | - | Two inches of rain fell in an hour. There was localized street flooding. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlin | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| March 2005 | Heavy Rain | Hamlin | - | Strong to severe thunderstorms resulted in minor flooding of secondary roads in southeast parts of the county. Creeks rose out of their banks in the New Concord area, and a spot on Highway 121 was covered by about an inch of water. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Hamlin | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Hamlin | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Hamlin | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Hamlin | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Hamlin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Ridge (historical) | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Boatwright | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Irvin Cobb Resort | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Poplar Spring (historical) | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| McCruiston (historical) | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Russell Chapel (historical) | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| New Concord | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Carmel (historical) | 5.6 miles | 11 |
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 Hamlin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690526 | 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 508168. 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.




