Trinity, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Tollesboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41179. It lies near Wilson Bottom. The Survey maps it on the Manchester Islands quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1929 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Springdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Manchester Islands quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Manchester Islands quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Trinity between 1997 and 2020, burning about 342 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CROOKED CREEK |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 10230 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 10105 |
| 5 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CABIN CREEK |
| 30 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2004 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Trinity: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Calcium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin Creek Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Maysville Kiln | Calcium | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trinity in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2010: 4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 4 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Trinity | 4 killed | A car was washed off of Crooked Creek Road in the northern part of the county. Four people were swept away into the creek and lost their lives. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Trinity | $10,000 | An isolated thunderstorm dropped an estimated 4 inches of rain causing several roads to be washed out. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | $5,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | $1,000 | Several trees were reported down countywide due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Trinity | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which flooded roads and caused creeks to overflow their banks. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Trinity | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused high water on roads and creeks to overflow their banks. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Irwin | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Fearisville | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cottageville | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Pence | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Covedale | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Concord | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Poplar Flat | 7.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 505499. 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.








