Moree, Kentucky
16 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 41250. It stands on Aldridge Branch. The Survey maps it on the Thomas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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
- 1914 USGS Laynesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Harold quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Thomas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Thomas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Moree between 1997 and 2020, burning about 4,872 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 327 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 1714 CANEY |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 185 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BIG BRANCH |
| 6 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARTIN COUNTY COAL |
| 6 April 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MEATHOUSE ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moree in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Moree | $5,000 | Wolf Creek overflowed its banks. Houses and roads flooded. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Moree | - | Route 122 is blocked due to high water across the road along Bucks Branch (creek). |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moree | - | Trees were blown down along Meathouse Creek. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moree | - | Trees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| McClure | 3.3 miles | 26 | |
| Threeforks | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| Davella | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Pilgrim | 7.1 miles | 26 | |
| Debord | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| West Lovely (historical) | 8.8 miles | 26 | |
| Beauty | 9.0 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508635. 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.








