Primrose, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the St. Helens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41311. It stands on Log Shoal Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tallega quadrangle. It stands 902 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Tallega quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Tallega quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
165 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 165 fires within 5 miles of Primrose between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,728 acres in total. None started naturally. 33 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 | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRUSH CREEK ROAD |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 52 EAS |
| 24 June 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Primrose: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Tunnel Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Primrose in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2015: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | $20,000 | A large tree was blown down onto a tractor crushing it. Numerous large limbs and a couple of other large trees were also blown down. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | $20,000 | Trees were downed, and a barn was destroyed. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | $5,000 | Two trees and a few large limbs down. Old shed blown down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down on Route 2017. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Primrose | $1,000 | Blankey Branch Rd was flooded. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | $1,000 | Three wrist sized limbs were blown down on Highway 52 near the intersection of Hwys 708 and 2017. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | - | Trees were blown down along Hwy 52. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | - | Two trees were blown down and across a road in Primrose. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | - | A tree was blown down and across Hwy 2017. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | - | Several trees were down off of Abner Flat Road. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Primrose | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Primrose | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monica | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Airedale | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Vada | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Canyon Falls | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Helens | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Williba | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Tallega | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Fillmore | 3.1 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 Primrose | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7243657 | 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 508876. 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.





