Wilbur, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Adams census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41124. It stands on Left Fork Brushy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sitka quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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 Paintsville quadrangle1:48000
- 1917 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Sitka quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Sitka quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Sitka quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
103 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Wilbur between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,866 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 29 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 | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHARLIE HOLLOW |
| 25 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 75 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SCHOOL HOUSE BRANCH |
| 3 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilbur in 3 storm reports in 2025: 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilbur | $1,500 | Residents in the Wilbur community were without power for a period of time as a result of nearby tree and power line damage. |
| January 2025 | Flood | Wilbur | $250 | Several portions of Brushy Creek Road were underwater and impassable for a period of time. |
| January 2025 | Flood | Wilbur | $250 | Portions of Mattie Road near the town of Charley were impassable due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordell | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Davisville | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Tarkiln (historical) | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Noris | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Charley | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Blaine | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Prosperity (historical) | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Ledocio | 4.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509368. 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.









