Millers Creek, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ravenna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40472. It stands on Millers Creek. The Survey maps it on the Irvine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
118 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Millers Creek between 1994 and 2020, burning about 4,266 acres in total. None started naturally. 25 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FITCHBURG RD |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | HALE RIDGE #1 |
| 3 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FURNACE JUNCTION ROAD |
| 8 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OIL WELL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Millers Creek: 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Ridge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Highway 52 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Highway 851 Shalw Exposure | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millers Creek in 3 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 2015 | Flood | Millers Creek | $1,000 | Water was covering Driftwood Drive and KY Millers Creek Road, making the road impassable. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millers Creek | - | A tree was blown down onto Millers Creek Road near the railroad crossing, just ESE of Ravenna. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millers Creek | - | Trees were downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilder (historical) | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Tipton (historical) | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pryse | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Texola | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Buck Creek (historical) | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Cow Creek (historical) | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Pitts | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Shade | 2.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 514011. 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.




