Hargett, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Irvine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40336. It lies near Hillsboro Heights. The Survey maps it on the Palmer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Palmer quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
81 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Hargett between 1996 and 2020, burning about 724 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | CHESTNUT STAND |
| 24 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Natural | 70 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Hargett: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possum Run Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hargett in 11 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hargett | $6,000 | A tree was reported to have been blown down onto a home in the Sandhill area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hargett | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were downed near the community of Hargett. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hargett | $2,000 | Estill county dispatch reported a tree blown down in the 7700 block of Winchester Road, north of Irvine. This impacted an electric line and caused a small fire. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hargett | $1,000 | A tree was blown down and across Old Fox Rd north of Irvine. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hargett | - | Dispatch reported trees blown down from near Sam to northeast of Irvine. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hargett | - | A tree was blown down and across Hwy 82. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hargett | - | Trees were blown down and across Hwy 82 in Hargett. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hargett | - | Trees were reported down at the intersection of Spout Spring and Twin Creek Road. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Hargett | - | Six inches of water over Hargett Parving Road, road closed. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Hargett | - | One foot of water over Ironworks Road off Highway 82. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hargett | - | One tree down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sams (historical) | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Calloway Creek (historical) | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Kimbrell | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bogie (historical) | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Iron Mound | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Cressy | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Fox | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Old Witt School Neighborhood (historical) | 3.5 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122569990 | 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 508187. 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.






