Jett, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Frankfort census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40601. It lies near Locust Hill. The Survey maps it on the Frankfort East quadrangle. It stands 797 feet above sea level.
On record in Jett
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 2 records
- Andrew Hearn Log House and Farmlisted 1976
- Weehawkenlisted 2007
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1922 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:48000
- 1924 USGS Frankfort quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Frankfort East quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Frankfort East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Frankfort East quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Frankfort East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Jett in 2019, burning about 3 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2019 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JIM BEAM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Jett: 2 producers, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen City Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Branch Junction Clay | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Franklin County Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glenns Creek | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Thorn Hill Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jett in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 hail. 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Jett | $10,000 | The Frankfort media reported two different water rescues of drivers from their respective vehicles. One car was stalled in about 12 to 18 inches of water across Country Lane. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jett | $10,000 | An NWS survey team identified straight line wind damage next to Leestown Road near the intersection of Highways 421 and 60 just east of Frankfort. A power pole was blown down. At a storage unit facility, the roof was removed from three individual storage units. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Jett | - | Penny size hail was reported at US 60 and State Road 676. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jett | - | A Kentucky official several trees down across the area. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jett | - | The Frankfort media reported several power lines down just east of Frankfort. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Jett | - | A section of Duncan Road paralleling a creek was closed due to flash flooding. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Jett | - | Heavy rains flooded and briefly closed the intersection of Country Lane and Saratoga Drive in Frankfort. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jett | - | A spotter reported that a shop was destroyed on Leestown Road near Frankfort. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jett | - | Local media reported that a roof was blown off a storage facility on Leestown Road. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Jett | - | Slickaway Road was closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slickway | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Bon Air Hills | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Big Eddy | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Forks of Elkhorn | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Indian Hills | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Elsinore | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Frankfort | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Woodlake | 3.9 miles | 17 |
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 Jett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690717 | 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 495255. 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.








