Quinton, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Burnside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42518. It lies near Possum Knob. The Survey maps it on the Frazer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1932 USGS Burnside quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Frazer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Frazer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Quinton between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,396 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| 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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 June 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 April 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | RAILROAD |
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 Quinton: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tateville Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Quinton in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | Multiple trees were downed along Lakeview Ave near Quinton, Kentucky. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | A tree was reported down south of the Tateville community. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Quinton | - | An individual reported hail up to 1 inch in diameter approximately 2 miles southeast of Quinton. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | A citizen reported branches and trees blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronston | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Tateville | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Burnside | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Grove | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sloans Valley | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Keno | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Shafter | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Waite (historical) | 5.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 514812. 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.





