Stidham, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Inez census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41262. It stands on Williamson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Milo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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 Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Inez quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Inez quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
422 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 422 fires within 5 miles of Stidham between 1997 and 2020, burning about 21,728 acres in total. None started naturally. 118 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 | 169 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 118 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 87 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 43 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PEACH ORCHARD |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOMAHAWK |
| 22 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | INEZ MOUNTAIN |
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 Stidham: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inez Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Joe Fannin | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rockcastle Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stidham in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stidham | $50,000 | Martin County dispatch relayed a report of a tree through a roof near the 2000 block of Tomahawk Road northwest of Inez. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Stidham | $1,000 | Kentucky 3411 at the Alpha Branch Bridge was impassable due to flooding. |
| August 2014 | Flood | Stidham | $1,000 | Kentucky 645 near the Martin county line was partially flooded from runoff from heavy rain. One lane of the road was blocked. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stidham | - | A tree was downed near 1000 Tomahawk Road in the community of Tomahawk. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509129. 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.








