New Zion, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the McKee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40447. It stands on New Zion Ridge. The Survey maps it on the McKee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1891 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Mc Kee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of New Zion between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,622 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 100 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 100 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | WILD DOG |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | GRASSY FORK |
| 12 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | RADER RIDGE |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | RADAR RIDGE |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | STEER FORK |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | HALE RIDGE #2 |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | FARMERS RIDGE #1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Zion in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 8 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Zion | $3,000 | The county dispatch office reported trees down along KY Hwy 587 two miles south of New Zion. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Zion | - | Jackson County 911 Center reported a tree down on 5000 block of KY 587, near New Zion Cemetery. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Zion | - | Tyner Fire Department reported a tree blown down in the Daniel Boone National Forecast blocking Turkey Foot Road near the intersection with KY-587. The fire department removed the tree. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Zion | - | A tree was blown down on Hwy 587 in New Zion. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Zion | - | Barn doors were blown off and sections of fence were removed on New Zion Ridge Road. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Zion | - | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Zion | - | Trees were reported downed in New Zion and Turkey Foot. |
| December 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Zion | - | Trees down across KY Hwy 587 near New Zion and Turkey Foot. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Foot | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Travis (historical) | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lakes | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Wind Cave | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Sparks (historical) | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Huff (historical) | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Macedonia | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Smith (historical) | 4.0 miles | 13 |
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 New Zion | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q96395420 | 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 514251. 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.




