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Milo, Kentucky

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Inez census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41262. It stands on Spence Branch. The Survey maps it on the Milo quadrangle.

Milo within Martin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

377 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 377 fires within 5 miles of Milo between 1995 and 2020, burning about 21,500 acres in total. None started naturally. 130 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 burning141
Arson/incendiarism130
Missing data/not specified/undetermined66
Recreation and ceremony33
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Railroad operations and maintenance2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2018Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryPEACH ORCHARD
5 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
29 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBUFFALO HORN
27 September 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
22 September 2008Debris and open burning25 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
20 September 2007Debris and open burning10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
2 September 2019Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryINEZ MOUNTAIN
12 September 2002Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Martin County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Milo: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Inez SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Joe FanninSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rockcastle Creek MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Martin County

Storms near this place

9 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milo in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1996Thunderstorm WindMilo$3,000no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMilo$1,000A tree was blown down on Spence Branch Rd near the Milo Rd intersection.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindMilo-A tree was blown down and partially blocking Rockcastle Road, near the instersection with Abb's Lane, north of Inez.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindMilo-Trees were blown down.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindMilo-Trees were damaged, causing a utility line to fall onto North Milo Rd.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindMilo-A tree was blown down in Milo.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindMilo-There was one tree down blocking the road.
August 2010Flash FloodMilo-Numerous roads around the county were closed due to flood water flowing across them. This included Hwy 40.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindMilo-Trees were down on Highway 1884 and along Kentucky Highway 40 near Blacklog.

Every storm recorded in Martin County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Job1.8 miles17
Castle (historical)1.8 miles17
Stidham2.4 miles17
Tomahawk3.5 miles16
Inez4.0 miles16
Davisport6.1 miles16
Debord6.4 miles16
Davella8.2 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508611. 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.