Shelbiana, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Millard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41562. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Millard quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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 Millard quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Millard quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
230 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 230 fires within 5 miles of Shelbiana between 1997 and 2020, burning about 11,966 acres in total. None started naturally. 49 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 | 74 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 33 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MARION BRANCH |
| 7 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 90 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOWER POMPEY |
| 4 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BILL KING HOLLOW |
| 27 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RED CEDAR |
| 25 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shelbiana in 24 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 17 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 hail, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 | Shelbiana | 1 hurt, $10,000 | One injury resulted from this event. A guard shack was blown over with a guard inside of it. The guard sustained minor injuries. A few trees were also blown down by wind gusts estimated at 67 mph. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Shelbiana | $25,000 | Heavy rains brought wide spread flash flooding to the area. Hardest hit areas were Sookeys Creek, Lick Fork and Town Fork. 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in these areas washing out creek beds causing major damage to roadways, storm drains and personal property. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | $20,000 | The roof was blown off of a home in Shelbiana. Power lines and trees were also blown down in the area. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | $8,000 | A power line was blown down and on fire on Chloe Road. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | $8,000 | A tree was blown down and onto a car on Collin St in Collin. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | $6,000 | Trees and power lines down across the county. Locations with damage include Millard, Shelbiana, and Phyllis. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | $3,000 | Large tree limbs were blown down in the Powells Creek Community near Millard. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | $3,000 | A power line was taken down by thunderstorm wind gusts on Highway 460 at the junction of Highway 1460. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | $2,000 | A tree was blown down. The spotter estimated winds sustained at 50mph with gusts to 70mph. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | $2,000 | Pike county emergency management relayed a report of a tree blocking US 460 at the mouth of Grassy Creek near Shelbiana. A tree was also blocking a road in Chloe Ridge subdivision in Pikeville. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | $2,000 | Trees and power lines blown down. |
| December 2013 | Flood | Shelbiana | $1,000 | Chloe Road was shut down due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | $500 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down in the community of Shelbiana. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | - | A tree was downed on US-460 in the community of Shelbiana. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | - | A tree was blown down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | - | Trees reported down on Hwy 1460. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Shelbiana | - | Creeks in the area were flowing over their banks causing water to rise toward area homes. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Shelbiana | - | A vehicle was reported to have been surrounded by flood water on Upper Chloe Creek Road. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Shelbiana | - | Nickel size hail fell at both Collins and Rossy Creek. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | - | Several trees down on Biggs Branch Road. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbiana | - | Large tree limbs down. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Shelbiana | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Shelbiana | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooked Creek (historical) | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Helen Residence (historical) | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Branham Heights (historical) | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| East Shelbiana (historical) | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Fords Branch | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Garden Village | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Liberty (historical) | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Red Creek (historical) | 1.7 miles | 18 |
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 Shelbiana | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7493314 | 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 503312. 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.
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.











