Redbird, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Williamsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40769. It stands on Rough Shoals Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wofford quadrangle. It stands 915 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1890 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Wofford quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Wofford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
134 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Redbird between 1995 and 2019, burning about 3,676 acres in total. None started naturally. 51 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 | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | PETER BR HILL |
| 6 May 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WOFFORD CEM. RD |
| 8 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | SHOP BRANCH #3 |
| 7 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | GEORGIA BOUND |
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 36 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BECK'S CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Redbird in 6 storm reports between 2003 and 2021: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Multiple trees were blown down onto roads in the Redbird community. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Trees were downed on Hwy 478 near Redbird. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Trees were downed on Hwy 478 near Redbird. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | A few large limbs blown down at the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. |
| October 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Scattered old pine trees were reported down along Highway 204 from Redbird north to the intersection of Highway 204 and United States Route 25W. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Redbird | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bon | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Highland Park | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Williamsburg | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Goldbug | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Balltown | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Clio | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Savoy | 4.3 miles | 15 |
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 Redbird | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7305466 | 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 514874. 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.






