Wilton, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Corbin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40701. It stands on Stewarts Creek. The Survey maps it on the Corbin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1890 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:24000
- 1970 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
115 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Wilton between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,539 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 112 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SAWDUST PI |
| 12 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 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 Wilton: 1 producer, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 Mill | Clay | Plant | ||
| No. 1 Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilton in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilton | $7,700 | A picture on social media showed a power pole snapped beside a home near the intersection of Hollen Dale Drive and KY-6. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilton | - | Social media report (w/ pictures) of snapped tree trunks and scattered downed branches along Eaton Fork Road in Knox County. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilton | - | Scattered tree damage along Mosley Branch Rd in Knox County. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilton | - | A social media picture showed a large uprooted tree along KY-6 across from Wilton Lake. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Wilton | - | Dowis Chapel Road southeast of Woodbine was reported by dispatch to have had deep enough flowing water over it to close the road for a period of time this afternoon. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilton | - | Trees were blown down on Hwy 3436. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Wilton | - | A foot of water was seen flowing over Highways 6 and 1064 near Woodbine in Knox county. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Wilton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candle Ridge | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Siler | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Moore Hill | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Rossland | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Gray | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Arkle | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Dishman Springs | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Emanuel | 6.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 516413. 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.







