Stillwater, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Hazel Green census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41301. It stands on Trace Fork. The Survey maps it on the Hazel Green quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1889 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Salyersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Hazel Green quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hazel Green quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
111 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Stillwater between 1997 and 2020, burning about 565 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUFFALO TRAIL |
| 2 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 45 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | HORSEFLY |
| 14 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BAPTIST ROAD |
| 2 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TRENT HILL-HWY 191 |
| 22 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Stillwater: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Sandstone Exposure | Silica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stillwater in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stillwater | $1,000 | A tree was blown down at the junction of Hiram Branch Road and Highway 746. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stillwater | $1,000 | A tree was blown onto a road in Stillwater. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stillwater | $1,000 | A tree was blown across a road near Laurel Hill. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stillwater | - | A member of the public reported a tree had been downed along KY-191 just outside of Campton. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stillwater | - | A social media report showed 4 trees down and blocking the road near mile marker 48 on the Mountain Parkway. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Stillwater | - | A social media post showed Baptist Church road flooded where it passes under the Mountain Parkway near the town of Campton. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Stillwater | - | A lot of nickel sized hail with some larger stones up to the size of quarters fell near Calaboose. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Baptist | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Landsaw | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Rosedale (historical) | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Nelson (historical) | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Chamber Fork (historical) | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Campton | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Toliver | 4.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509132. 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.







