Martin, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Martin-Allen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41649. It stands on Buck Branch. The Survey maps it on the Martin quadrangle. 513 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 659 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMartin fell from 634 to 513 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 634 | |
| 2020 | 513 | -121 (-19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1918 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Martin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Martin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
260 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 260 fires within 5 miles of Martin between 1997 and 2020, burning about 7,991 acres in total. None started naturally. 71 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 | 94 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 71 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHOP BRANCH |
| 9 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BANNER |
| 9 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PRATER |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRACKER BOTTOM |
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 Martin: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| F-1 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Martin in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | Flash Flood | Martin | $75,000 | Reports of 2 to 4 feet of water that is now inundating downtown Martin. Also notified of numerous water rescues ongoing across Floyd County as well. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Martin | $8,000 | Quarter go golfball size hail was observed by a state trooper. Large limbs and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $7,500 | A picture on social media showed a tree that had been blown down onto an old mobile home in the vicinity of Martin, resulting in substantial roof damage. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $3,000 | Trees were blown down along Hwy 1210 two miles southwest of Martin. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $3,000 | Three trees were blown down in Martin. Two of the trees were downed on KY 3382 and another was blown down on KY 550. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Martin | $1,000 | Highway 1428 was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Martin | $1,000 | Stephens Branch and Bucks Branch were both flooded. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $1,000 | Two fifty foot tall trees blown down. Two inch flag pole bent at base with pole touching the ground. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $500 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down in the community of Martin. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Trees were reported to be blown down across the community of Martin. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Martin | - | The IFLOWS gage at Left Beaver near Martin measured a 24 hour rainfall total of 2.84 inches. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Martin | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Several trees down across Highway 1428. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | One tree reported down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | One small tree and one large limb blown down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Trees were down on hill tops. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | Trees were reported down. |
| December 2000 | Flood | Martin | - | Heavy rainfall created several rockslides on HWY 80 in Martin. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Martin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphoretta | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Hite | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Arkansas | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Colliver | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Warco | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Allen City | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Printer | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Beaver Junction | 3.0 miles | 16 |
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 Martin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2635473 | 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 497596. 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.









