Ulysses, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Adams census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41264. It stands on Crestley Branch. The Survey maps it on the Richardson quadrangle. It stands 577 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1914 USGS Inez quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Inez quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Richardson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Richardson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Richardson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
202 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Ulysses between 1997 and 2020, burning about 9,776 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 74 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 | 74 |
| Debris and open burning | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PEACH ORCHARD |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PINEY POINT FARM |
| 20 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHARLIE HOLLOW |
| 25 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ulysses in 14 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $50,000 | Several trees were blown down. One mobile home had its roof ripped off. Another house had a section of its roof damaged. The Walnut Grove Church was also damaged. Electricity was knocked out. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Ulysses | $10,000 | Leaves were stripped off of trees. The driving rain pasted the leaves against outside walls of homes and on vehicles. |
| June 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Ulysses | $10,000 | A weak tornado descended a steep hillside from the county border. The storm then went across a small narrow valley containing Youngs Branch to the adjacent hilltop. ||Peak wind gusts were estimated by the survey team at 75 mph. ||Several trees were snapped off or broken coming down the initial hillside. The 2 houses on the second hilltop sustained minor damage to soffits. One half of a barn door was ripped off. There was more soffit damage to the barn. Between the 2 residences, a large metal car port was ripped off and thrown several yards. A large fenced garden was also damaged. There was no hail, but leaves were ripped off the trees and other vegetation. The leaves were left pasted onto all sides of the homes. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $5,000 | Trees fell onto power lines. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $5,000 | Trees and large branches fell onto power lines. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Ulysses | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $3,000 | Near the town of Ulysses, several trees were downed onto power lines. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Ulysses | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Ulysses | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $500 | A few trees were blown down and blocked Nelson Branch Road. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Ulysses | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ulysses | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ulysses | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Ulysses | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Brows Defeat (historical) | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Patrick | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Ray (historical) | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Georges Creek | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Ben Bow | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lost Creek (historical) | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Charley | 2.7 miles | 17 |
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 Ulysses | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7880897 | 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 509258. 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.









