Rosspoint, Kentucky
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Harlan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40806. It stands on Yearley Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bledsoe quadrangle. It stands 1,220 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1887 USGS Jonesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Jonesville quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1903 USGS Harlan quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Harlan quadrangle1:48000
- 1919 USGS Harlan quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Bledsoe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Bledsoe quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
157 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Rosspoint between 1997 and 2019, burning about 10,602 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 30 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 | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | KILDAV FIR |
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 Rosspoint: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pine Mountain Sandstone Outcrop | Silica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosspoint in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosspoint | $10,000 | Approximately 10 trees were blown down and blocking roads. This damage was caused by wind gusts estimated at 62 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosspoint | $1,000 | HAM operator reported a downed tree on KY-413 which lead to a power outage in the Rosspoint area of Baxter. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosspoint | $1,000 | One tree was blown down on KY Highway 522. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosspoint | - | A tree fell on a car on Hwy 522. Numerous other trees were also blown down in the area. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Rosspoint | - | Golf ball size hail was reported on WYMT TV news. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Rosspoint | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Rosspoint | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatun | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Blackjoe | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Golden Ash | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Kitts | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Coxton | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Rex | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Rhea | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Harlan Gas | 2.3 miles | 25 |
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 Rosspoint | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7369921 | 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 515120. 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.











