BlockWelchburg, Kentucky
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Annville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40402. It stands on Zekes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tyner quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1891 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Tyner quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Tyner quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
253 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 253 fires within 5 miles of Welchburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,228 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 110 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HUCKLEBERRY FORK |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Welchburg in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welchburg | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down on Highway 421 at Welchburg. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welchburg | $1,000 | One tree was blown down on Highway 578. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welchburg | $1,000 | Tree down on Welchburg Road. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Welchburg | - | A report of large hail was reported just SW of Welchburg. |
| March 2013 | Flood | Welchburg | - | Ditches overflowed onto highway 3443 at times. |
| August 2010 | Flood | Welchburg | - | The county dispatch office reported 3 to 4 feet of water over Welchburg Rd in Tyner. Heavy rain began falling around 920 pm. The water was still over the road as of 11 pm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Annville | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Tyner | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mildred | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Green Hill | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| High Knob | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Olin | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Stringtown (historical) | 3.0 miles | 13 |
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 Q122553336 | 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 516262. 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.