North Irvine, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Irvine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40336. It stands on Sweet Lick Branch. The Survey maps it on the Irvine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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 Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
164 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of North Irvine between 1994 and 2018, burning about 4,912 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 36 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 | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | CHESTNUT STAND |
| 17 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of North Irvine: 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Ridge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Highway 851 Shalw Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Possum Run Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
15 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Irvine in 15 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Irvine | $4,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a storage building. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Irvine | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto a utility line near 350 Sweet Lick Road just northeast of Irvine. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Irvine | $1,000 | A large tree limb fell on a power line on White Oak Road near Stump and Irvine. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | North Irvine | $1,000 | Several inches of water were observed flowing across White Oak Road in Irvine. |
| July 2021 | Flood | North Irvine | $1,000 | John Rawlings Road in Irvine was flooded. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | North Irvine | $1,000 | Between roughly 403 and 418 pm, several homes along Geneva Ave in Irvine were damaged by flood waters. Several more homes had water flowing into them. A few water rescues were needed in this area as well. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | North Irvine | $1,000 | The intersection of White Oak Rd and Sun Valley was flooded. |
| April 2015 | Flood | North Irvine | $1,000 | Sunrise Valley Rd was flooded. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Irvine | - | A tree was blown down near 100 Wall Street in North Irvine. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Irvine | - | A tree was blown down at the entrance of Mountain Crest Apartments north of Irvine. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Irvine | - | A tree was reported down over Eades Drive north of Irvine. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Irvine | - | A tree was reported down on Mountain Crest Circle near the intersection with Grindstone Road in North Irvine. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Irvine | - | A tree was blown down and onto Hwy 1840. |
| May 2010 | Flood | North Irvine | - | White Oak Road at John Rollins was flooded. |
| January 2009 | Hail | North Irvine | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Lick (historical) | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Irvine | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| West Irvine | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Stump (historical) | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Grove (historical) | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lower White Oak (historical) | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Old Witt School Neighborhood (historical) | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Calloway Crossing | 1.5 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.
| Wikidata item Q122558411 | 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 514294. 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.




