BlockMidas, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Wayland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41640. It stands on Brush Creek. The Survey maps it on the Martin quadrangle.
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
319 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 319 fires within 5 miles of Midas between 1997 and 2020, burning about 13,079 acres in total. None started naturally. 65 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 | 162 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 37 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WEBB ST |
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CLARKS BR |
| 13 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midas in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midas | $10,000 | A NWS Storm Survey team was sent out to Floyd County to look at widespread damage that occurred at this location as thunderstorms moved through. The survey team concluded that the damage was in line with straight line winds and not a tornado. Damage was observed along the hillside near Brush Creek at the intersection of KY-550 and KY-850, with several trees uprooted or snapped headed in the northeasterly direction. A residence also received damage at this location ( just north of the intersection), where wind hit the broad side of the barn before peeling the roofing off. Several more trees were snapped and uprooted at this location, including a 300 year old oak tree that sustained damage. Peak winds were likely between 90 and 100 mph at this location. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosco | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Northern | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Hueysville (historical) | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Eastern | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Welco Station | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| West Garrett | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Garrett | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hippo | 2.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508596. 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.