Wagersville, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Wagersville-South Irvine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40336. It stands on Jones Branch. The Survey maps it on the Irvine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Irvine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
119 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Wagersville between 1993 and 2018, burning about 5,354 acres in total. None started naturally. 43 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | ME CRAZY |
| 10 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | SMOKING MAPLE |
| 12 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 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 Wagersville: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 851 Shalw Exposure | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
8 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wagersville in 8 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2019 | Flood | Wagersville | $1,500 | Dispatch reported Murphy Flat Road was closed due to high water south of Ravenna. |
| January 2025 | Flood | Wagersville | - | Murphys Ford Road, located between Red Lick Road and Clay Isaacs Road was closed due to low-lying area flooding, south of Irvine. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagersville | - | A tree reported down across Red Lick Rd. at the intersection of Murphys Flat Rd. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Wagersville | - | KY-594 is blocked between mile markers 7 and 13 due to high water across the road. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagersville | - | Trees were downed on Highway 594. |
| October 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Wagersville | - | Brief EF1 Tornado Touchdown confirmed by NWS Storm Survey Team about 5 miles south of Irvine on Murphys Ford Road. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagersville | - | Trees were down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wagersville | - | Large tree limbs were blown down blocking several roads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbriar (historical) | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Barnes Mountain (historical) | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Alumbaugh | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Reeves (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lynch Town (historical) | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Walnut Gap (historical) | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Crooked Creek (historical) | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Buck Creek (historical) | 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 Q122572422 | 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 516196. 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.




