Quail, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Mount Vernon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40456. It stands on Dorman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Maretburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1893 USGS London quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS London quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Maretburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Maretburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Quail between 1998 and 2020, burning about 556 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WHIPPER-O-WILL LANE |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Quail in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quail | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Debris Flow | Quail | $1,000 | Mudslide was reported in the 4900 block along KY-70. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quail | - | Rockcastle County dispatch reported a tree blown down off of Rich Farm Road just past the intersection of Caldwell Road. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Quail | - | Flash flood waters were reportedly flowing over Quail Rd. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quail | - | Law enforcement officials reported trees blown down on Rich Farm Road southwest of Brodhead. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Quail | - | Highway 328 off of 618 was impassable due to flooding near Mt. Vernon. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Quail | - | One inch hail and winds of 50-55 mph were occurring in Quail. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quail | - | Two trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willailla | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Ottawa | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Spiro | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Level Green | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wabd | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Maretburg | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sand Springs | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Brodhead | 5.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508887. 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.






