Montpelier, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Glens Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42728. The Survey maps it on the Montpelier quadrangle. It stands 876 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Montpelier between 1998 and 2016, burning about 128 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 April 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHITE OAK |
| 11 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 March 1999 | Smoking | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Montpelier: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Williams Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montpelier in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2022: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | Trees were blown down at Mile Marker 56 along the Cumberland Parkway. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montpelier | - | Emergency manager reported numerous trees, power lines and power poles down done on Old Montpelier Rd. Roof damage occurred to several homes. A few barns were pushed out and silos knocked down due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crocus | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Glens Fork | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Joppa | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Gum Grove | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Ozark | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Gentrys Mill | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Craycraft | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Concord (historical) | 5.8 miles | 10 |
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 Montpelier | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690973 | 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 508630. 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.




