Kehoe, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1982. It lies in ZIP code area 41141. It stands on Three Prong Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tygarts Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1950 USGS Tygarts Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Tygarts Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
95 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Kehoe between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,499 acres in total. None started naturally. 27 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 | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OLE SHEA |
| 2 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Kehoe: 9 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bradley Mines | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dupuy Clay Strip Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Fultz Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gesling Open Pit Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jordan Clay Strip Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Messer Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ramey Zorne Branch Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Strickland Tract Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wesley Corn Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kehoe in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 4 flood, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2015 | Flood | Kehoe | $100,000 | Small streams overflowed and blocked roads by the afternoon of the 4th. For example, Three Prong Branch flooded State Route 784. Route 2 also flooded near Load. The Ohio River kept minor flooding lingering into the 7th. The Greenup Lock and Dam crested just over its 54 foot flood stage on the 7th. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Kehoe | $25,000 | Streams mostly in the southern and eastern portion of the county flooded roads. The Little Sandy remained above its banks into the 15th. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Kehoe | $15,000 | The tornado skipped along the ground. Peak wind gusts were estimated around 70 mph. The path was through sparsely populated wooded countryside. A survey team saw damage to telephone and electrical lines. Numerous trees were fallen, but no structures were affected. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Kehoe | $10,000 | Vehicular windshields were cracked. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Kehoe | $2,000 | Several roads were closed due to flooding. This included the intersection of State Routes 7 and 784 due to water spilling out of Tygarts Creek. Near Greenup, 2nd Street and the intersection of State Route 1 and Tanyard Hollow Road were closed due to flooding along Town Branch. The 3800 block of State Route 207 was also closed as the Little Sandy River overflowed. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Kehoe | - | Big Lost Creek Road was closed due to flooding between mile markers 8 and 10. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508373. 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.




