Malaga, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Malaga census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41301. It stands on Betts Branch. The Survey maps it on the Landsaw quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1889 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Landsaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Landsaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Landsaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
121 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Malaga between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,109 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BAPTIST ROAD |
| 2 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TRENT HILL-HWY 191 |
| 6 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BAPTIST FORK RD. |
| 20 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 3036 |
| 8 April 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TERRILL FORK RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Malaga: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Sandstone Exposure | Silica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malaga in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Malaga | $50,000 | Pictures and video on social media showed Stillwater Creek flash flooding around at least one barn and home between Malaga and Landsaw. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Malaga | $10,000 | Hail caused extensive damage to the tobacco crop. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malaga | $1,000 | A tree was blown down along Hwy 1812 south of Malaga. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malaga | - | Two to three inch diameter tree branch blocking the northbound lane of KY Highway 1812 approximately one-half mile north of the Breathitt County line. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malaga | - | Trees blown down at Highway 1812 and Landsaw Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale (historical) | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Landsaw | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Lexie | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Chamber Fork (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Baileyfield (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Rose Chapel (historical) | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Baptist | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Upper Gillmore | 3.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508526. 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.








