Maloneton, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Tygarts Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41175. It stands on Schultz Creek. The Survey maps it on the Portsmouth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1926 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1926 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Portsmouth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Portsmouth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
160 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Maloneton between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,178 acres in total. None started naturally. 35 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 | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5485 |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1821 |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13285 |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15823 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Maloneton: 5 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenup Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Own Crews Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| River Creek Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect | ||
| South Shore Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Blair Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cunningham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cunningham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Franklin Furnace Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Franklin Furnace Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maloneton in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maloneton | $500 | Two trees were blown down in a neighborhood near Route 7 in Maloneton. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maloneton | $500 | Three trees were blown down along State Route 7 in Maloneton. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maloneton | $500 | Several trees were blown down near South Shore. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Maloneton | - | Quarter size hail fell along Dry Fork 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgington | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Sunshine | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Walsh | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Limeville | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Grays Branch | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Frost | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| South Shore | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Siloam | 3.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508528. 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.







