Knowlton, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Clay City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40380. It lies near State Rock. The Survey maps it on the Stanton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Stanton quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Stanton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Knowlton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 820 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHARLIE LANE |
| 14 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 May 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FURNACE JUNCTION ROAD |
| 8 April 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | not named |
| 6 April 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Knowlton in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knowlton | $22,000 | Powell County dispatch reported that a house off of Darrell Randall Rd in Stanton, Kentucky had its roof blown off, as well as a vehicle damaged from the roof. ||WKYT in Lexington also reported on this story. The information can be found at: https://www.wymt.com/2022/04/18/it-sounded-like-house-was-going-blow-apart-eastern-kentucky-family-cleaning-up-after-strong-storms-dealt-severe-damage/ . |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knowlton | $5,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines in the Cat Creek area. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knowlton | $2,000 | Large tree limbs were partially blocking the road at the intersection of James Crowe Hollow and Cat Creek Roads. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knowlton | - | Powell County dispatch reported a tree blown down in the 5800 block of Furnace Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knowlton | - | A tree was downed along Darrel Randall Road just south of Stanton. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knowlton | - | A tree was reported down across KY-213, heading up Furnace Mountain - just south of Stanton. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knowlton | - | A tree was blown down near 300 High Rock Road, just northeast of Rogers Chapel. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knowlton | - | A tree was blown down near 1300 Darrel Randall Road in rural southern Powell County. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knowlton | - | A tree was reported down along Cat Creek road in the Cat Creek community. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knowlton | - | Multiple trees were blown down on Highway's 1057 and 213 with hail up to the size of dimes also observed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Creek (historical) | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pecks Creek (historical) | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hatton Creek (historical) | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Hemlock Lodge (historical) | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Rosslyn | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Campton Road (historical) | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Stanton | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| North Bend (historical) | 4.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 513168. 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.





