Wago, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Albany census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42602. It lies near Petty Knob. The Survey maps it on the Albany 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.
- 1929 USGS Byrdstown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tompkinsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Wago between 1998 and 2017, burning about 79 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FOX FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wago: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bald Rock Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wago in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Wago | $100,000 | Numerous roads across the county were closed due to flash flooding. A total of seven to ten inches of rain fell across Clinton county from May 1-2. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wago | $10,000 | There was damage to an outbuilding near Albany. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Wago | - | Dickens Chapel Road was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wago | - | Local law enforcement reported tree limbs down due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wago | - | The county Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down across the county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Springs | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Browns Crossroads | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Abstons Corner | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Highway | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Snow | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Ida | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hopkins (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Willow Grove (historical) | 2.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509299. 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.





