Krebs, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the St. Johns-Freemont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42003. It stands on Bee Branch. The Survey maps it on the Symsonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1936 USGS Symsonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Hickory quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Symsonia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Symsonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Murray quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Krebs between 1997 and 2018, burning about 166 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SOUTH FRIE |
| 16 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOHNY KING |
| 28 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Krebs: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunning Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Massac Creek Clay Bed | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Krebs in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Krebs | $8,000 | About 30 feet of the roof of a mobile home was peeled back. Minor damage occurred at neighboring residences, and a road was blocked by downed limbs. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Krebs | - | A portion of Highway 1014/Houser Road was closed due to flash flooding. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Krebs | - | Flooding of Champion Creek sent water flowing across the intersection of Highways 994 and 1014. The water was two to three inches deep over a 30-foot area. Barricades were put up for creek flooding that affected Highway 1322 just southwest of Lone Oak. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods (historical) | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sunny Slope (historical) | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Freemont | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Garrett (historical) | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Hovekamp | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Sheehan Bridge | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Yopp | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hendron | 3.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 495874. 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.





