Orangeburg, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Maysville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41056. It stands on Stone Lick Branch. The Survey maps it on the Orangeburg quadrangle. It stands 774 feet above sea level.
On record in Orangeburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Milton Millslisted 1987
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1929 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Orangeburg between 1999 and 2016, burning about 40 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CABIN CREEK |
| 23 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MAXEY FLAT |
| 15 March 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CABIN CREEK |
| 21 February 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 November 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Orangeburg: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin Creek Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orangeburg in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2015: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Orangeburg | $15,000 | A road was washed out and an intersection was closed due to flash flooding. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangeburg | $10,000 | A barn sustained major damage. Numerous trees were also knocked down. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Orangeburg | $8,000 | Flash flooding occurred on Stone Lick Branch along Kentucky State Route 1449. Rushing water destroyed a garage along the creek. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangeburg | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangeburg | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orangeburg | $3,000 | Trees were downed along Orangeburg Road. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Orangeburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rectorville | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Taylors Mill (historical) | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Plumville | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Somo | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Springdale | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Gilead | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Marshall | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lewisburg | 4.2 miles | 11 |
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 Orangeburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18385582 | 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 499971. 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.







