Wellington, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Frenchburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40387. The Survey maps it on the Scranton quadrangle. It stands 1,194 feet above sea level.
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 Scranton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Wellington between 1994 and 2020, burning about 162 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WELLINGTON RD |
| 3 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | SHELL FIRE |
| 17 April 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 772 EZEL |
| 15 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wellington in 19 storm reports between 2002 and 2022: 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | $100,000 | The deputy director reported trees and power lines blown down throughout Menifee county. The first reports came in shortly after 7PM from around the Wellington and Big Woods area. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Wellington | $35,000 | A culvert was washed out on Opossum Hollow Road due to high waters. The road will remain closed until repairs can be made. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Wellington | $2,000 | High waters along Buckeye Lane near the Wellington Community made it impassable and led to its closure. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | $2,000 | A car was damaged by large, falling tree limbs. Trees and power lines were also down in the area. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Numerous trees were blown down in and around Wellington and throughout the county. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | The highway department reported that strong thunderstorm wind gusts had blown a tree down across Byrde Ridge Road. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Two trees were blown down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | A large branch was blown down. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | A tree was blown down and onto Hwy 1569. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | A tree was blown down along U.S. Route 460 near the county line. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Trees were blown down around the Big Woods and Wellington areas. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Power line blown down on Route 1569. Also, one tree blown down 1 mile east of Frenchburg on Highway 1274. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Trees were reported down by strong winds. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Wellington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botts (historical) | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Denniston | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Back (historical) | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Grove (historical) | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Trimble Bend (historical) | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Korea | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Artville | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| West Denniston (historical) | 2.8 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.
| Wikipedia article on Wellington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7981303 | 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 516267. 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.





