Republic, Kentucky
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Elkhorn City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41522. It stands on Isham Fork. The Survey maps it on the Elkhorn City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Grundy quadrangle1:125000
- 1890 USGS Grundy quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Grundy quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Regina quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Regina quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Regina quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1917 USGS Regina quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Elkhorn City quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Elkhorn City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
171 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Republic between 1997 and 2020, burning about 13,522 acres in total. None started naturally. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HONEY FORK |
| 28 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROUTE 80 |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 206 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GRAPEVINE |
| 19 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOHN MOORES BRANCH |
| 26 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DUNLEARY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Republic: 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 80 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Roadcut Shale | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Republic in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Republic | $5,000 | At least a foot of water was estimated to have been flowing across portions of Abner Fork of Ferrels Creek, removing the pavement from portions of the roadway. Water also was reported to have flooded a couple of basements. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | $2,500 | A thunderstorm wind gust resulted in multiple trees down across Abner Fork Road near the community of Belcher in Pike County. One tree fell across the road and onto a porch, causing some minor gutter damage. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | - | A tree was blown down and across Wolfpit Branch Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road Junction | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Ferrell (historical) | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Honey Fork | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Belcher | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Marrowbone | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Draffin | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Woodside | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Wolfpit | 3.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508923. 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.











