Hays Crossing, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Morehead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40351. It stands on Hays Branch. The Survey maps it on the Haldeman quadrangle.
On record in Hays Crossing
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Hayes Voting House No. 16listed 1998 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1929 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Haldeman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Haldeman quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Hays Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,777 acres in total. None started naturally. 34 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 | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | NATURAL LIGHT |
| 25 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | BIG PERRY |
| 18 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 June 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 47 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | US 60 |
| 26 June 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DAVIS LANE |
| 9 May 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | HALE ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Hays Crossing: 8 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogswell-Fultz Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Branch Strip Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ford Burchett Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ford Burchett Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Patties Lick Strip Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 3 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 4 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 5 | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hays Crossing in 7 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 3 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Flood | Hays Crossing | $75,000 | Law enforcement reported the continuation of numerous water rescues and stranded motorists as heavy rains came to an end. Water also continued to infiltrate homes prior to the flood waters receding later in the night. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Hays Crossing | $15,000 | Dispatch reported several streets in Morehead becoming inundated with flowing flood waters, including Kentucky Highways 32 and 1167, forcing their closure. St. Claire Regional Medical Center and the Morehead Police Station had water move into them, but medical and 911 services went uninterrupted. Rainfall amounts for the day totaled 3 to 4 inches, with the majority of this occurring within a couple of hours during the late afternoon. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hays Crossing | $2,000 | Images were received of a tree over powerlines and a house on Castle Drive. The 911 Call Center reported that the tree over the powerlines later caught fire. Power was turned off for around 1,000 customers while the tree was removed and powerlines were worked on. Power has since been restored. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Hays Crossing | - | Standing water temporarily covered Hwy 60E 3-5 miles north of Morehead, near the Big Perry Rd intersection. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Hays Crossing | - | Golf ball size hail fell for about 3 minutes. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Hays Crossing | - | Five residents evacuated from homes in Hays Crossings area due to flooding. |
| March 2004 | Flash Flood | Hays Crossing | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 512613. 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.






