BlockWest Prestonsburg, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Prestonsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41653. It stands on Middle Creek Levisa Fork. The Survey maps it on the Prestonsburg quadrangle.
On record in West Prestonsburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 12 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
West Prestonsburg Bridgelisted 1989 · 0.2 miles away
Joseph D. Harkins Houselisted 1989 · 0.2 miles away
B. F. Combs Houselisted 1989 · 0.4 miles away
May-Latta Houselisted 1989 · 0.4 miles away
Front Street Historic Districtlisted 1989 · 0.5 miles away
Harkins Law Office Buildinglisted 1989 · 0.5 miles away
US Post Office-Prestonsburglisted 1989 · 0.6 miles away
Methodist Episcopal Church, Southlisted 1989 · 0.6 miles away
G. D. Callihan Houselisted 1989 · 0.6 miles away
Samuel May Houselisted 1980 · 0.7 miles away- Fitzpatrick-Harmon Houselisted 1989 · 0.6 miles away
- Town Branch Bridgelisted 1989 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1918 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
184 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of West Prestonsburg between 1997 and 2020, burning about 7,500 acres in total. None started naturally. 38 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 | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ABBOTT MTN |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 West Prestonsburg: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Point Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Levisa Fork Sandstone Pit | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Prestonsburg in 20 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 4 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Prestonsburg | $25,000 | Emergency Management reported tree damage southwest of Prestonsburg, including one falling on a house as well as the top of a pear tree being broken off. |
| May 2011 | Flood | West Prestonsburg | $25,000 | Hwy 1427, also known as Abbott Creek Road, had one and one and a half feet of water flowing over it three miles from the junction with Hwy 23. |
| March 2015 | Flood | West Prestonsburg | $1,000 | Abbott Creek was out of its banks and flooding a nearby roadway. |
| March 2015 | Flood | West Prestonsburg | $1,000 | Middle Creek left its banks and flooded a nearby elementary school. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | West Prestonsburg | $800 | A trained spotter observed nearly one foot of water flowing on Abbott Creek Road at the intersection of Workmans Branch Road southeast of Bonanza. |
| April 2024 | Flood | West Prestonsburg | - | Spotter reported a 50 to 60 yard stretch of Abbott Creek Road under water, with the deepest flood depth being about 1 foot. Abbott Creek Road is a very flood prone road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Prestonsburg | - | A tree was felled near 1090 Abbott Creek Road, just NW of Prestonsburg. |
| January 2022 | Heavy Rain | West Prestonsburg | - | The cooperative observer located 3 miles WSW of Prestonsburg measured 3.26 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period ending on January 2, 2022. |
| May 2022 | Flash Flood | West Prestonsburg | - | About 100 yards of Highway 1427, two miles from the intersection with Highway 23, was blocked due to water flowing over the road. The water was at least six inches deep, and may have been deeper in a few spots. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Prestonsburg | - | A large tree limb was blown down and onto Woodland Hills Road. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | West Prestonsburg | - | A trained spotter reported that 2 to 3 feet of water was flowing across KY 1427 near the intersection of Abbott Creek Road and Workmans Branch Road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Prestonsburg | - | A burst of wind occurred in the Woodland Hills subdivision west of Prestonsburg, downing several trees and blocking the roadway. Large limb debris was also observed throughout the subdivision. |
| February 2019 | Flood | West Prestonsburg | - | A trained spotter observed water covering Kentucky Highway 1427 east of Bonanza. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Prestonsburg | - | A power pole was broken and knocked over by thunderstorm wind gusts northwest of Prestonsburg. |
| September 2018 | Debris Flow | West Prestonsburg | - | The Floyd County Emergency Manager reported that a mudslide caused the shutdown of Calhoun drive in Prestonsburg. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | West Prestonsburg | - | A trained spotter observed high water flowing over Highway 1427 east of Bonanza, thus making the road impassable. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Prestonsburg | - | A tree was blown down between mile marker 8 and 9 on KY 114. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Prestonsburg | - | A large tree limb was blown down. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | West Prestonsburg | - | One and ninety seven hundredths of an inch of rain fell between 7 am and 530 pm edt. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Prestonsburg | - | A tree was blown down on a power line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prestonsburg | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cliff | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Lancer | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bull Creek | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Watergap | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Bays Branch | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Sloan | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Dotson | 4.4 miles | 17 |
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 Q122544071 | 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 506470. 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.