Haynesville, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Fordsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42368. It stands on North Branch South Fork Panther Creek. The Survey maps it on the Whitesville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1907 USGS Whitesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Whitesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Whitesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Haynesville between 1997 and 2017, burning about 179 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JACKSON FI |
| 22 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Haynesville: 2 prospects. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Springs Church Clay | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Trestle Clay | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Haynesville in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2019 | Flash Flood | Haynesville | - | Flash flooding was reported over Highway 69 near Fordsville, Kentucky. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haynesville | - | Tree limbs blew down near Zion Church Road and Old Leitchfield Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haynesville | - | A Kentucky state official reported to the NWS that several trees had to be removed from the roadway on Zion Church Road and Old Leitchfield Road. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haynesville | - | Local amateur radio reported a tree down across State Highway 69. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aetnaville | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Deanefield | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Herbert | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Fordsville | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Ellmitch | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Magan | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Ralph | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Askin | 7.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508209. 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.







