Horton, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Beaver Dam census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42320. It stands on Elmlick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Horton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1909 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Horton quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Horton quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
34 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Horton between 2000 and 2014, burning about 345 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BLISTER FIRE |
| 13 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Natural | 14 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BEAGLE CLU |
| 17 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 55 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROCKY CREEK |
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Horton in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Horton | $10,000 | A car was stranded in flood waters near the intersection of Bethel Church Road and US Route 62. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Horton | - | Flash flooding was reported near the intersection of Vinehill Road and Highway 62. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horton | - | A Kentucky Mesonet site measured a wind gust of 70 knots. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horton | - | A tree was blown down near Bethel Church Road near Beaver Dam. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandefur Crossing | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Rosine | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Rob Roy | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Jingo | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Beaver Dam | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Windy Hill | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Renfrow | 5.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508284. 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.
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.






