Triplett, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Hilda-Triplett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40351. It stands on Nickell Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cranston quadrangle. It stands 820 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1951 USGS Cranston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Cranston quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Triplett between 1992 and 2018, burning about 651 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | BIG PERRY |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 May 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | HALE ROAD |
| 3 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FLEMING FORK |
| 12 May 1999 | Natural | 1.0 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 Triplett: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Burchett Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Triplett in 10 storm reports between 2003 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Triplett | $15,000 | A barn was destroyed by thunderstorm wind gusts in Triplett. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Triplett | $5,000 | A couple of 8 inch diameter locust trees and several large limbs were blown down. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Triplett | $2,000 | A large tree limb was blown down onto a residence. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Triplett | $800 | Emergency Management reported Kentucky Highway 799 closed at Interstate 64 due to multiple downed trees and power lines. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Triplett | - | A tree was blown down and on Holly Fork Road just north of Morehead. |
| April 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Triplett | - | Emergency Management observed a funnel cloud near Triplett. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Triplett | - | Emergency Management observed nickel sized hail near Triplett. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Triplett | - | People had to be resuced from numerous trailer homes in Triplett. |
| March 2004 | Hail | Triplett | - | Penny size hail fell in Cranston. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Triplett | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranston | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Waltz | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Hays Crossing | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Gates | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Haldeman | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Big Brushy (historical) | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Smile | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Rodburn | 6.6 miles | 11 |
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 Triplett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7843590 | 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 516022. 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.




