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Mariba, Kentucky

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Frenchburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40322. It lies near Fletcher Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Scranton quadrangle. It stands 1,175 feet above sea level.

Mariba within Menifee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

37 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Mariba between 1992 and 2020, burning about 262 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 burning15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Recreation and ceremony5
Arson/incendiarism3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 September 2007Debris and open burning5.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
23 September 2007Debris and open burning3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
20 September 2019Debris and open burning25 acresDaniel Boone National ForestAMOS RIDGE
12 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestINDIAN STAIRWAY
9 April 2013Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryAMOS RIDGE
4 April 2011Debris and open burning12 acresKentucky Division of ForestryHALSEY FORK #1
4 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
3 April 2011Recreation and ceremony4.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryWELLINGTON RD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Menifee County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mariba: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
A.W. Walker QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayProspect
Indian Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Menifee County

Storms near this place

19 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mariba in 19 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 30 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2012Tornado (EF3)Mariba2 killed, 30 hurt, $2,000,000A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-3 tornado occurred in Menifee County on March 2, 2012. The tornado touched down on Tarr Ridge about 2 miles southwest of Mariba at 539 pm EST. The tornado then tracked east-northeast crossing highway 77 and causing extensive damage to several homes. The most extensive damage in Menifee County occurred on Opossum Hollow Road, where several structures were destroyed including a brick house which was totally destroyed except for the basement. The tornado crossed highway 460 just southeast of Wellington and continued into Morgan County. Two fatalities occurred in Menifee County as a direct result of the tornado. One other fatality occurred due to a fall down stairs in the clean-up effort following the tornado.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindMariba$40,000A trailer was blown off its foundation on Hizer Hill Road. Numerous trees were also blown down county wide by wind gusts estimated at 67 mph.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMariba$15,000Power lines were downed onto an unoccupied vehicle in the Maribu community.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMariba$10,000There were multiple trees uprooted on Corner Ridge road.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMariba$3,000Trees were blown down on Hwy 77 near Tar Ridge.
July 2015Flash FloodMariba$1,000A creek was observed overrunning its banks and flowing down Frisby Lane just outside of Frenchburg, making it impassable.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindMariba-A tree was blown down on Fletcher Cliff Road, off of Tar Ridge Rod south of Flemingsburg. Exact location along the road was not given.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMariba-A tree was downed onto Pear Tree Way near Frenchburg.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindMariba-Dispatch relayed reports of trees down on U.S. Highway 460 and Kentucky Highway 77 near Mariba, southeast of Frenchburg.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindMariba-A tree was blown down on Clifton Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindMariba-A tree was blown down and onto a home near Frenchburg.
November 2013Thunderstorm WindMariba-Two trees were downed by high winds.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMariba-Trees were blown down on Tarr Ridge and Hwy 77 near Mariba.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMariba-Trees and large limbs were blown down on Tom Stamper Rd.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindMariba-Trees fell down on highway 77 near Red River Gorge entrance. A school bus was trapped between the downed trees.
August 2007Flash FloodMariba-One foot of water briefly flowed over Route 460.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindMariba-Tree down at Fletcher Ridge on Old Highway 460. Another tree down on Indian Creek Road.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindMariba-Several trees were down.
June 2004HailMariba-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Menifee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Laurel Grove (historical)0.5 miles12
West Denniston (historical)1.1 miles12
Denniston2.1 miles12
Botts (historical)2.2 miles12
McCausey Ridge (historical)2.2 miles12
Trimble Bend (historical)2.8 miles12
Frenchburg3.5 miles12
Wellington3.5 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on MaribaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6762511The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 513788. 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.