Rodburn, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Morehead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40351. It stands on Martin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Morehead quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1929 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Rodburn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,355 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | NATURAL LIGHT |
| 25 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | BIG PERRY |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRATTON BRANCH |
| 21 September 2007 | Fireworks | 95 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | DARK HOLLOW |
| 18 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SLAB CAMP |
| 28 June 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 47 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | US 60 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rodburn: 5 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant C Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plant K Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Heirs Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cogswell-Fultz Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Patties Lick Strip Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Sweetnam Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rodburn in 11 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 10 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodburn | $100 | Local media relayed a report of a downed tree near Morehead as gusty thunderstorm winds moved through. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Rodburn | - | A mPING report from a member of the public stated they were receiving 1 inch hail 1 mile NW of the Rodburn community, just northeast of Morehead. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodburn | - | Rowan County dispatch reported a tree was down at the intersection of Christy Creek Road and Pattys Lick Road just east of Morehead. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodburn | - | A tree was blown down in the 1700 block of Christy Creek Road to the east of Morehead city. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodburn | - | A trained spotter observed a tree down off of Christy Creek Road east of Morehead. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodburn | - | Eighty to 90 mph straight line winds caused extensive damage along U.S. 60E near Morehead. Multiple trees were blown down and the underpinning was blown out from under several trailers in the area. Numerous cars in the area suffered varying degrees of damage as well. The tops of a number of trees were also blown off. Some of the trees were at least 30 inches in diameter. The winds wrapped one tree around a telephone pole. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodburn | - | A tree was blown down on Baldwin Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodburn | - | Numerous trees were blown down on Hwy 32. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodburn | - | A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured near Rodburn. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodburn | - | Trees were blown down on Dry Creek Rd. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodburn | - | Trees were 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christy | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| Morehead | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Brady | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Clearfield | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Gates | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Cranston | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Hays Crossing | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Hilda | 5.8 miles | 11 |
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 Rodburn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q24191600 | 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 515083. 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.






