Summit, Kentucky
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Clifford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41230. It lies near Castle Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Louisa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1903 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:48000
- 1913 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Louisa quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
153 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Summit between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,903 acres in total. None started naturally. 65 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | US 23 |
| 22 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DONATHAN R |
| 20 May 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 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 Summit: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lick Creek Clay | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Summit in 4 storm reports between 2005 and 2015: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summit | $2,000 | Trees fell onto power lines along Route 1690. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summit | $1,000 | A tree fell across Joe Fork Road. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summit | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Summit | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torchlight | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Chapman | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Donathon (historical) | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Gallup | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Walbridge | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Holt | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Smoky Valley (historical) | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Clifford | 4.2 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509159. 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.










