Proctor, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Southwest Lee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41311. It stands on South Fork Kentucky River. The Survey maps it on the Beattyville quadrangle. It stands 823 feet above sea level.
On record in Proctor
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 within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
St. Thomas Episcopal Churchlisted 1976 · 0.4 miles away
Beattyville Grade Schoollisted 2008 · 0.5 miles away- Beattyville Historic Districtlisted 2024 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Beattyville quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
313 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 313 fires within 5 miles of Proctor between 1997 and 2020, burning about 4,335 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 66 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 | 108 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 88 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 66 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 40 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHITE ASH |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 52 WEST #2 |
| 27 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHITE ASH |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HIGHWAY 11 SOUTH |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 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 Proctor: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Rock Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Proctor in 16 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 flash flood, 1 debris flow. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Proctor | $20,000 | Broadcast media reported that a tree had been blown down onto a home in Beattyville. |
| June 2021 | Debris Flow | Proctor | $6,000 | Several landslides occurred along KY-52 between Beattyville and the Breathitt County line (heading towards Jackson). Water was also reported across the road in a location. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Proctor | $3,000 | The Department of Highways reported a mudslide, due to previous heavy rainfall, on Proctor Road near Beattyville. This caused an extended closure of the road near the slide. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Proctor | $3,000 | Trees were blown down on South Fork Rd. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Proctor | $3,000 | Strong winds blew trees and power lines down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Proctor | $1,000 | A downed tree temporarily blocked Proctor Road south of Beattyville. |
| July 2022 | Flood | Proctor | - | West Main Street was covered with flood waters at the railroad underpass in Beattyville. Water was also over Lumber Street at the Valero Gas Station. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Proctor | - | East Main Street is flooding. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Proctor | - | Search and rescue was deployed in Beatyville to get people to safety due to ongoing flooding. |
| February 2019 | Heavy Rain | Proctor | - | Department of Highway officials reported a later rockslide due to heavy rainfall over the past couple of days. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Proctor | - | A trained spotter reported a large tree down near Beattyville. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Proctor | - | A tree was blown down along Hwy 11S in the Proctor area. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Proctor | - | Trees were blown down on Hwy 3150. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Proctor | - | Multiple trees and large limbs were downed onto the highway. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Proctor | - | One tree down on Fred Brandenburg Road. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Proctor | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beattyville | 0.4 miles | 13 | |
| Congleton | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| White Ash | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Belle Point | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Maloney | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Enoch | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Olive | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lower Buffalo | 3.2 miles | 13 |
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 Proctor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7247510 | 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 514775. 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.





