Upper Tygart, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Upper Tygart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41164. It stands on Flat Fork. The Survey maps it on the Soldier quadrangle.
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 Soldier quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Soldier quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
158 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Upper Tygart between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,271 acres in total. None started naturally. 28 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 | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | B AND B LANE |
| 17 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 40 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 |
| 11 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HIGHWAY 59 |
| 26 June 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DAVIS LANE |
| 4 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRUCE HOLLOW |
| 31 May 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Upper Tygart: 10 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chespeake Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Lawton Sandstone Pit | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Railroad Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Branch Strip Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ford Burchett Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ford Burchett Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ford Burchett Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 3 | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Upper Tygart in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 4 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Upper Tygart | $100,000 | Small runs flowing into Tygarts Creek from the hillsides flooded around Olive Hill. Examples of these small creeks were Mill Branch and Henderson Branch. Urban flash flooding occurred in the town of Olive Hill, closing many streets and flooding a few vehicles. Water was 6 to 12 inches deep in some streets. Water surrounded buildings, causing minor flood damage. Yet, water levels began to recede before serious damage occurred. The main stem of Tygarts Creek did not flood.||Other flooding occurred in the eastern portion of the county. Near Norton Branch, the road along Shanty Branch was impassable. Water covered portions of Route 1654. Damron Branch also overflowed near Grayson. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Upper Tygart | $30,000 | The Upper Tygart Branch at Mile Marker 4.1 of US Route 60 near Olive Hill rapidly rose and flooded the roadway and nearby areas, including Tygart Elementary School. US 60 was closed overnight on the 9th to allow emergency repairs to be conducted. |
| March 2013 | Flash Flood | Upper Tygart | $5,000 | Streams overflowed and blocked roads in scattered locations across much of the county. Route 60 was closed by the headwaters of Tygart Creek. Route 174 was closed heading south out of Olive Hill. Cory Branch flooded Sammons Hollow Road. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Upper Tygart | - | Flooding was observed on sections of Route 60 from Olive Hill toward Morehead. One such place was the intersection of 60 and Rayburn Fork Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globe | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Soldier | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Hayward | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Enterprise | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Reeder (historical) | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Fitch | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Silica (historical) | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Rose Hill | 3.6 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122544929 | 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 516161. 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.




