Million, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Cottonburg-Valley View census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40475. It stands on Honest Branch. The Survey maps it on the Valley View quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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 Richmond quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Valley View quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Million between 1999 and 2007, burning about 54 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 November 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 November 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 November 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 November 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Million in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Million | - | Shallow Ford Road was washed away and impassable due to flowing water. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Million | - | The local fire department reported flash flooding on Crutcher Pike and a possible water rescue. |
| March 2013 | Heavy Rain | Million | - | The local emergency manager reported a mudslide that blocked a portion of Tate's Creek Road between Whitlock and Maple Grove Roads. Around 2 inches of rain fell nearby over a 5 hour period. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Million | - | A fallen tree briefly blocked Tates Creek Road. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Million | - | At the time of the call a swift water rescues were taking place on Tates Creek Rd. in Richmond and at Simpson Ln. west of Ford. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Million | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newby | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Baldwin | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Crow Valley | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Stringtown | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Ruthton | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Arlington | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rosedale (historical) | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Valley View | 5.1 miles | 15 |
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 Million | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28153598 | 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 508607. 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.






