Tyner, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Annville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40486. It stands on Grassy Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tyner quadrangle. It stands 1,184 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1891 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Tyner quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Tyner quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
275 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of Tyner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,178 acres in total. None started naturally. 39 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 | 116 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 81 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 36 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tyner in 15 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Tyner | $10,000 | Swift water of over 6 inches was reported flowing across portions of Hwy 421, Hwy 3630, and Creech Hollow Road, making them impassible. Videos of flooding were posted on social media. |
| September 2020 | Flood | Tyner | $4,000 | The junction of KY-421 and KY-3630 was closed due to high water in the town of Tyner. Local dispatch also reported that traffic was backed up for a quarter of a mile because of the closure. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Tyner | - | Photos on social media showed hailstones estimated to be 2 to 3 inches in diameter around the Tyner Lake (Beulah Lake) area of Jackson County. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyner | - | Jackson County Dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of US-421 and KY-30 in Tyner, KY. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Tyner | - | Local media reported flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas near Tyner. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Tyner | - | A trained spotter observed quarter sized hail near Tyner. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyner | - | A tree was blown down and across a road in Tyner. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyner | - | Trees were blown down and across Hwy 3630 and Moore Rd. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyner | - | Trees were blown down. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyner | - | Power lines were blown down in Tyner. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Tyner | - | Two rock slides caused by heavy rain occurred near the Clay county line and on KY 30E at the 18 mile marker in Tyner. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyner | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down onto Hwy 30 between Tyner and the Owsley county line. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyner | - | A tree was blown down and onto a house. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyner | - | Trees were down. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Tyner | - | Two to three feet of water was across the road at the junction of Highways 421 and 30. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zekes Point | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Mildred | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Herd | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Maulden | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Grove (historical) | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Welchburg | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Egypt | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Blooming Grove (historical) | 3.1 miles | 13 |
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 Tyner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7860531 | 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 516089. 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.
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.





