Marshes Siding, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Stearns-Whitley City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42653. The Survey maps it on the Whitley City quadrangle. It stands 1,329 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1890 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Whitley City quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Whitley City quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Whitley City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
182 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Marshes Siding between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,242 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 124 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 124 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | YAHOO ARCH |
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | ARCHER |
| 8 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | RAILROAD |
| 4 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | LITLIN |
| 30 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | PIGEON ROOST |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | COON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
34 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marshes Siding in 34 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Marshes Siding | $150,000 | A supercell thunderstorm tracked across McCreary County during the late evening hours of March 12th. A National Weather Service Jackson survey team found intermittent damage along the entire path. There were three distinct areas of damage where the tornado touched down. On Chitwood Ridge Rd, several hardwood trees were snapped off. There was also a house with some roof damage.||The next area of tornado damage was on the northern side of Whitley City along north Highway 1651, where more hardwood trees were snapped off along with some damage to a few two-story buildings.||Finally, the third area of tornado damage was northeast of Whitley City on Stephens Farm Rd. A tree landed on a house, leading to major damage. There were also several more houses with roof damage and additional trees snapped off. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | $15,000 | A citizen reported large amounts of debris east of the train tracks at the Medical Plaza near Marshes Siding. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | $15,000 | Trees were blown down in the north end of the county along and north of a line from Funston to Sawyer.. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | $10,000 | Trees and large limbs were blown down at Marshes Siding. A possible funnel cloud was also spotted. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | $5,000 | Reports of trees and power lines down throughout the county, including a few trees blocking roadways. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | $5,000 | There were trees blown down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | $3,000 | Trees and powerlines were downed north of Whitley City. Additional tree damage was reported countywide. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | $3,000 | Downed trees and powerlines along the 800 block of KY-700 (Sandhill Road), NNE of Whitley City. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | $3,000 | Some trees were blown down in the north end of the county. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | $3,000 | Trees were blown down in a persons yard. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | $2,000 | Trees were reported down just north of Whitley City, near the Marshes Siding community. The public report also included power flashes during this time as well. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | $1,000 | Powerlines were down along the 800 block of US-27 north in Whitley City. |
| February 2020 | Heavy Rain | Marshes Siding | $500 | The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported a mudslide, due to previous heavy rainfall, on Kentucky Highway 700. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Marshes Siding | - | A trained storm spotter reported 1.99 inches of rain had fallen in Whitley City in the last 24 hours. The spotter added that at the same location 4.89 inches of rainfall fell over the last 72 hours. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Marshes Siding | - | A trained spotter reporeted nickel- to quarter-sized hail north of Whitley City. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Marshes Siding | - | A picture posted on social media showed a 2-inch hail stone near KY-700 and Jennys Branch Road, east of the Marshes Siding community. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | A report was relayed of a tree down at the intersection where Old Bailey Road turns into Hollaway Cemetery Road near Whitley City. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | County dispatch reported tree blown down on US-27. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | A tree was blown down onto Sandhill Road in the Marshes Landing community. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | A public report from Marshes Siding, Kentucky reported multiple trees down due to the gust front. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | A tree was reported down near mile marker 7 on KY-700 near the community of Marshes Siding. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | Dispatch relayed reports of trees blown down on Rose of Sharon Drive east of Whitley City. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | Dispatch reported trees were blown down on Hollaway Cemetery Road northwest of Whitley City. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | A citizen reported trees blown down on Jennys Branch Road in between Whitley City and Marshes Siding. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Marshes Siding | - | A report of hail, ranging from pea to dime size, was made as the storm went through the Marshes Siding community during the evening. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | A citizen observed a tree blown down on Hollaway Cemetery Road and onto a power line near Marshes Siding. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Power outages were ongoing at the time this report was received. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | Trees were blown down in Marshes Siding. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | A trained spotter reported that multiple trees had been blown down all over the county. There were also some power outages reported that could have been caused by either thunderstorm wind gusts or lightning strikes. |
| July 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Marshes Siding | - | A rotating funnel cloud was observed just north of Whitley City in the Marshes Siding area. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Marshes Siding | - | Ping pong ball size hail caused damage to cars in Marshes Siding. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | A tree fell across Highway 651. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshes Siding | - | A 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured by a trained spotter in Marshes Siding. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Marshes Siding | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley City | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Smith Town | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Stearns | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Hill Top | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Yamacraw | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Flat Rock | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Big South Fork (historical) | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Worley | 4.1 miles | 9 |
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 Marshes Siding | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6773900 | The 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 513799. 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.







