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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.

Hays Crossing within Rowan County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

142 since 1992

Regional 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 burning54
Arson/incendiarism34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Recreation and ceremony19
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestNATURAL LIGHT
25 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestBIG PERRY
18 September 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
17 September 2002Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
15 August 2002Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
28 June 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution47 acresDaniel Boone National ForestUS 60
26 June 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreKentucky Division of ForestryDAVIS LANE
9 May 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresDaniel Boone National ForestHALE ROAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rowan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cogswell-Fultz MineClayPast Producer
Dry Branch Strip MineClayPast Producer
Ford Burchett Clay MineClayPast Producer
Ford Burchett MineClayProducer
Patties Lick Strip MineClayUnknown
Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 1ClayPast Producer
Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 2ClayPast Producer
Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 3ClayPast Producer
Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 4ClayPast Producer
Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 5ClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Rowan County

Storms near this place

7 since 2004

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2017FloodHays Crossing$75,000Law 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 2019Flash FloodHays Crossing$15,000Dispatch 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 2023Thunderstorm WindHays Crossing$2,000Images 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 2011FloodHays Crossing-Standing water temporarily covered Hwy 60E 3-5 miles north of Morehead, near the Big Perry Rd intersection.
May 2008HailHays Crossing-Golf ball size hail fell for about 3 minutes.
September 2006Flash FloodHays Crossing-Five residents evacuated from homes in Hays Crossings area due to flooding.
March 2004Flash FloodHays Crossing-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Rowan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Gates1.4 miles10
Haldeman1.5 miles8
Triplett4.4 miles8
Rodburn4.7 miles11
Cranston5.0 miles8
Christy5.0 miles11
Elliottville5.6 miles10
Morehead6.3 miles11

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.