Vaughns Mill, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Clay City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40312. It stands on Frames Branch. The Survey maps it on the Clay City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Clay City quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Clay City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
74 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Vaughns Mill between 1996 and 2020, burning about 763 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHARLIE LANE |
| 24 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | CHESTNUT STAND |
| 24 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 June 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FIFE LICK |
| 9 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PAINT CREEK RD |
| 7 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vaughns Mill in 23 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | $50,000 | Numerous large trees had been blown down. Several out buildings were also damaged or had their roofs blown off in the Hardwick Creek area. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | $5,000 | A tree is on a 3-phase powerline along Spout Springs Road. The road is closed and repairs are ongoing. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | $5,000 | Trees down along Hardwick Creek Rd. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | $3,000 | Downed power lines blocked the road at the intersection of Hardwicks Creek and Frames Branch Roads southwest of Stanton. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | $1,000 | A mobile home had a roof partially torn off the porch, antenna snapped off the top of the trailer and portable basketball goal blown over. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | - | Powell county dispatch reported a trees blown down near the intersection of Eddie Ridge Road and Happy Top Road. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Vaughns Mill | - | Picture on social media showed hail up to golf ball-sized (1.75 inch) near Vaughns Mill. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Vaughns Mill | - | A trained spotter reported nickel to quarter-sized (0.75 to 1.00 inch) hail covering the ground near Vaughns Mill. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | - | Dispatch reported that a tree was down on Hardwicks Creek Road near the community of Vaughns Mill. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | - | The highway department reported a tree down across KY-1057 around mile marker 2. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | - | A ree reported down at the corner of Spout Springs Rd and Hardwicks Creek Rd. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | - | A tree was reported down near the intersection of Happy Top and Eddie Ridge Roads, just southwest of Clay City. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Vaughns Mill | - | Dispatch reported that several roads experienced swiftly flowing water over them south of Stanton. This includes Campton Road, Pecks Creek Road, and Little Hardwicks Creek Road. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Vaughns Mill | - | The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported a mudslide on Kentucky Highway 1087 south of Clay City, due to prior heavy rainfall. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | - | A tree was blown down and across KY Hwy 2001. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | - | A tree was blown down near Route 1057. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughns Mill | - | Two trees were blown down on Frames Branch Road. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Vaughns Mill | - | A foot of water was flowing across the intersection of Highways 1057 and 2001 at Vaughns Mill Rd. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Vaughns Mill | - | A foot of water was flowing across 1017 Hardwicks Rd. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Vaughns Mill | - | The hail was the size of golf balls and was falling on Happy Top road. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Vaughns Mill | - | A swift water rescue was performed on Frames Branch Road near Clay City. A motorist drove their car into flood waters and got stuck. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Vaughns Mill | - | Hardwicks Creek Road closed due to high water. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Vaughns Mill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Top (historical) | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hatton Creek (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Clay City | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Piggville (historical) | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Waltersville | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Stanton | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Old Clay City Road (historical) | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Powell Valley | 3.9 miles | 12 |
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 Q122591862 | 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 516178. 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.





