Job, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Inez census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41224. It stands on Lick Branch. The Survey maps it on the Milo quadrangle. It stands 778 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Inez quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Inez quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
387 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 387 fires within 5 miles of Job between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,806 acres in total. None started naturally. 139 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 139 |
| Debris and open burning | 138 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 34 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PEACH ORCHARD |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | West Virginia Division of Forestry | WEBB ROAD |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUFFALO HORN |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | INEZ MOUNTAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Job: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inez Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Joe Fannin | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rockcastle Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Job in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Job | $20,000 | The local Department of Highways reported a large tree fell on a work truck on Route 3 near Marcumtown. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Job | $10,000 | Trees were blown down on Peter Cave Branch and Big Lick Branch in Job. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Job | - | Martin County Dispatch received a report of a tree down over Buffalo Horn Road near the intersection with KY-3 and Rockcastle Creek just north of the community of Job. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Job | - | A tree was blown down on Highway 3 at mile marker 19 near Job. |
| December 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Job | - | Trees were blown down on Old KY Route 3. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Job | - | There was two trees uprooted and nickel sized hail was also seen. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Job | - | 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.
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 Job | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6206602 | 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 508347. 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.








