Haywood, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Glasgow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42141. It stands on Boyds Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glasgow South quadrangle. It stands 751 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Glasgow South quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Glasgow South quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Glasgow South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tompkinsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Haywood between 1998 and 2014, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROCKY FIRE |
| 24 November 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 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 Haywood: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barren County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Haywood in 10 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haywood | $75,000 | The Barren County emergency manager reported that a large tree fell on a house resulting in significant structural damage. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haywood | $20,000 | The Barren County emergency manager reported that a barn was blown over. Another nearby barn had roof damage. Nearby, several trees were downed along State Highway 25 southwest of Glasgow. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haywood | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haywood | $750 | A fallen tree was blocking Highway 31E. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haywood | - | Numerous trees were snapped, uprooted, and splintered across a swath southwest of Glasgow and northwest of U.S. Route 31E. Wind damage was consistent wind peak winds of up to 100 mph. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haywood | - | A tree fell on Scottsville Road. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Haywood | - | Approximately 1 to 2 inches of flowing water covered Highway 31E southwest of town. The road remained passable according to a report received from the public. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Haywood | - | A law enforcement official reported that water was flowing over the roadways. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haywood | - | Trees were blown down in Haywood. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Haywood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pritchardsville | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bristletown | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Beckton | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Glasgow | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Roseville | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Lucas | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Rocky Hill | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Oil City | 6.0 miles | 13 |
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 Haywood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5687419 | 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 493941. 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.





