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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.

Rodburn within Rowan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

90 since 1992

Regional 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 burning32
Arson/incendiarism21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Recreation and ceremony9
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestNATURAL LIGHT
25 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreDaniel Boone National ForestBIG PERRY
22 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBRATTON BRANCH
21 September 2007Fireworks95 acresDaniel Boone National ForestDARK HOLLOW
18 September 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
16 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
3 July 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreKentucky Division of ForestrySLAB CAMP
28 June 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution47 acresDaniel Boone National ForestUS 60

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rowan County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Plant C MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Plant K MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Clay Heirs MineClayPast Producer
Cogswell-Fultz MineClayPast Producer
Patties Lick Strip MineClayUnknown
Sweetnam MineClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Rowan County

Storms near this place

11 since 2002

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2018Thunderstorm WindRodburn$100Local media relayed a report of a downed tree near Morehead as gusty thunderstorm winds moved through.
May 2025HailRodburn-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 2024Thunderstorm WindRodburn-Rowan County dispatch reported a tree was down at the intersection of Christy Creek Road and Pattys Lick Road just east of Morehead.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindRodburn-A tree was blown down in the 1700 block of Christy Creek Road to the east of Morehead city.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindRodburn-A trained spotter observed a tree down off of Christy Creek Road east of Morehead.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindRodburn-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 2015Thunderstorm WindRodburn-A tree was blown down on Baldwin Road.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindRodburn-Numerous trees were blown down on Hwy 32.
December 2013Thunderstorm WindRodburn-A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured near Rodburn.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindRodburn-Trees were blown down on Dry Creek Rd.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindRodburn-Trees were down.

Every storm recorded in Rowan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Christy0.3 miles11
Morehead1.5 miles11
Brady2.4 miles11
Clearfield2.7 miles11
Gates3.4 miles10
Cranston4.7 miles8
Hays Crossing4.7 miles10
Hilda5.8 miles11

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 RodburnAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q24191600The 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.