BlockPomeroyton, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Frenchburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40387. It stands on Long Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pomeroyton quadrangle. It stands 1,043 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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
- 1951 USGS Pomeroyton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pomeroyton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Pomeroyton between 1994 and 2020, burning about 634 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 125 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | SKY BRIDGE |
| 2 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 45 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | HORSEFLY |
| 25 June 2007 | Natural | 20 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | SIAMESE |
| 29 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MAYTOWN |
| 7 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FALLING WATER RD |
| 6 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HALSEY FORK #1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pomeroyton in 19 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2004 | Lightning | Pomeroyton | 1 hurt | An elderly man was riding a horse and was struck by lightning while under a tree. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroyton | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Pomeroyton | $10,000 | The storm survey team confirmed an EF 0 tornado that touched down near highway 715 in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The tornado crossed highway 715 and entered Wolfe county. The max estimated winds were 80 to 85 mph. The tornado uprooted numerous trees. Due to the remote location of the tornado, an exact path length was not able to be determined. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroyton | $8,000 | A roof was blown off of a house on Hizer Hill road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroyton | - | Menifee county dispatch reported a tree down in the 3200 block of KY-1569 (Pomeroyton Road), also in the community of Pomeroyton. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroyton | - | A tree was reported down on CR-2071 near the community of Pomeroyton. Exact address was not given. The tree was felled due to the convective outflow gust traveling south of the warned storm. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Pomeroyton | - | KY-715 is closed between mile markers 0 and 1 due to high water on the road near Red River Gorge. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroyton | - | A tree was downed and is blocking KY-715 in the Red River Gorge. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroyton | - | Trees were blown down on Hwy 1569. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroyton | - | Trees were blown down on Hwy 77 on Red River Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroyton | - | Multiple trees were blown down on Hwy 715. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroyton | - | A tree was blown down along Hwy 746. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Pomeroyton | - | A nearby creek spilled its banks and began running across Jump Off Rd in Pomeroyton at the residence of the 911 dispatcher. A yard was reported to have been flooded and a garden got washed out. Tree branches and other debris were left behind on the road after the flood waters receded. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroyton | - | Three big trees were downed along with electrical and fiber optic lines at Gladie. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Pomeroyton | - | Quarter sized hail fell for about six minutes. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomeroyton | - | County dispatch reported a tree down along Highway 746. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Pomeroyton | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Pomeroyton | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Pomeroyton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater (historical) | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Stoll (historical) | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Flat Rock (historical) | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Trimble Bend (historical) | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Grove (historical) | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Wellington | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Denniston | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Botts (historical) | 3.3 miles | 12 |
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 Pomeroyton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7227295 | 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 514686. 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.