Rothwell, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the West Menifee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40322. It stands on Steels Branch. The Survey maps it on the Frenchburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Frenchburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Frenchburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Rothwell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 866 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | AMOS RIDGE |
| 2 May 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 36 |
| 9 April 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | AMOS RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rothwell: 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.W. Walker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Prospect | ||
| J.W.Ingram Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Indian Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rothwell in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Rothwell | $5,500 | A local media outlet reported water flowing across Dog Trot Road outside of Frenchburg. This led to the road completely washing out. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rothwell | $1,000 | One tree was blown down across a road near Rothwell. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Rothwell | - | Peter Trace Road is impassable and closed due to Flash Flooding near the community of Cornwell, just west of Frenchburg. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rothwell | - | Trees were blown down on Peter Trace Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwell | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Dog Trot (historical) | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hathaway Creek (historical) | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Peter Trace (historical) | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Salt Lick Creek (historical) | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| East Fork Slate (historical) | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Myers Fork (historical) | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Fagan | 3.1 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122551225 | 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 515122. 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.





