Slat, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Zula-Powersburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42633. It lies near Furnace Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Parnell quadrangle. It stands 1,040 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1911 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Parnell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Parnell quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
43 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Slat between 2000 and 2018, burning about 1,450 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WRAY HOLLOW FIRE |
| 14 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | THE BRIDGE |
| 10 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Slat: 1 prospect, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Coffey Mountain Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Monticello Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Slat in 6 storm reports between 2013 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slat | $1,000 | The Wayne County dispatch reported that strong thunderstorm winds had blown down a tree, blocking KY-858 near Bethesda Rd. |
| September 2013 | Flood | Slat | $1,000 | Highway's 1546 and 3284 had water flowing over them but were not closed. Main Street in Monticello was flooded but passable. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slat | - | An emergency manager reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Woodland Hl and KY-90. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slat | - | A large tree was blown down and onto KY-858 in the 1000 block near Susie. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slat | - | Tree is reported across KY-858 in the 1000 block near the community of Bethesda. |
| December 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slat | - | Dispatch reported a tree down on Kentucky Highway 1546 about one half of a mile west of Kentucky Highway 90 southwest of Monticello. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Number One | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Short Mountain | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Murl | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Frisby | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Oilton | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Wray Gap | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Susie | 3.4 miles | 14 |
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 Slat | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14691239 | 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 509074. 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.






