Peytonsburg, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Kettle-Peytonsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42717. It stands on Mitchell Branch. The Survey maps it on the Blacks Ferry quadrangle. It stands 1,001 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1924 USGS Lillydale quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Lillydale quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Lillydale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Blacks Ferry quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Tompkinsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Peytonsburg between 1998 and 2020, burning about 1,052 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 29 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LEONARD WATSON FIRE |
| 12 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | ROCK SPRINGS RD |
| 11 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 31 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | KOCIS ROAD |
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 Peytonsburg: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Oil Shale. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcrop Sample For Uranium | Uranium, Oil Shale | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
11 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peytonsburg in 11 storm reports between 2000 and 2017: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peytonsburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peytonsburg | $1,000 | Trees were downed at Dale Hallow State Park, including one which fell on a tent. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peytonsburg | - | The Cumberland County emergency manager reported numerous trees down across the county. |
| June 2009 | Heavy Rain | Peytonsburg | - | A trained spotter measured 1.75 inches of rain in about 30 minutes in Peytonsburg. Some lowland flooding was occurring in fields and where creeks were running high. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peytonsburg | - | Power lines and trees were downed. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peytonsburg | - | Trees were downed one mile east of Peytonsburg as well as across south and southeastern parts of Cumberland County. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peytonsburg | - | Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Peytonsburg | - | Penny size hail was reported at Dale Hollow Lake State Park. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peytonsburg | - | Power lines were downed. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Peytonsburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Peytonsburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlock | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Poplar Grove (historical) | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Littrell | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Bear Wallow Ridge (historical) | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Kettle | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Frogue | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Stalcup | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Tanbark | 6.1 miles | 14 |
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 Peytonsburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7179641 | 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 508812. 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.






