Heidrick, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Barbourville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40906. It stands on Little Richland Creek. The Survey maps it on the Heidrick quadrangle. It stands 1,001 feet above sea level.
On record in Heidrick
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.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Gymnasiumlisted 1984 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1952 USGS Heidrick quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Heidrick quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
344 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 344 fires within 5 miles of Heidrick between 1997 and 2020, burning about 8,600 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 79 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 | 184 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 79 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 63 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SWAN LAKE |
| 23 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BULL RUN F |
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 Heidrick: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbourville Shale | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Heidrick in 9 storm reports between 2001 and 2021: 4 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Flood | Heidrick | $2,500,000 | Dispatch reported several roads inundated by flood waters and mudslides across the county. These include Kentucky Highway 229 near Heidrick, Kentucky Highway 11 near Barbourville, and Asher Branch Road off of Kentucky Highway 229. Hundreds of individuals experienced a lack of clean water due to mudslides affecting the water supply across the county. Additionally, Emergency Management reported 37 homes impacted by flood waters, particularly along the Cumberland River. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heidrick | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heidrick | $1,000 | A tree was blown down along north KY Route 11 near Heidrick. |
| March 2021 | Heavy Rain | Heidrick | - | The cooperative observer station in the Heidrick community measured 2.80 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Heidrick | - | The cooperative observer in Barbourville measured 2.00 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Heidrick | - | An amateur radio operator observed standing water covering the Manchester Street Tunnel just outside of Barbourville. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Heidrick | - | Standing water was reported on California Hollow Road, Disapointment Hollow Road, Hammons Fork Road, and Bull Creek Road. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Heidrick | - | Several roads around Barbourville were under water including Shymug Hollow, State Highway Garage Road, Kentucky 3153, Black Lick, Green, Waler Road, Hasher Hollow, Emanuel Hollow, and Kentucky 1527. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heidrick | - | Thunderstorm winds blew several trees down in the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbourville | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Apple Grove (historical) | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Boone Heights | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Providence | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Cannon | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Bimble | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Emanuel | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Hinkle | 3.8 miles | 16 |
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 Heidrick | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690574 | 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 494001. 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.









