Winslow, Kentucky
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ashland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41102. The Survey maps it on the Ashland quadrangle. It stands 607 feet above sea level.
On record in Winslow
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Ashland Tuberculosis Hospitallisted 2008 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1901 USGS Ceredo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Kenova quadrangle1:125000
- 1913 USGS Ceredo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
106 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Winslow between 1997 and 2020, burning about 783 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ELIZABETH COURT |
| 12 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | REBEL ROAD |
| 13 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | COLLINS ROAD |
| 9 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DANIELS FORK |
| 9 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RT 503 #2 |
| 9 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Winslow: 4 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armco Steel/ Ashland, Ky. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Clinton Shale Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ironton Plant Number 85 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jerrys Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jerrys Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winslow in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $25,000 | A long swath of uprooted and snapped trees were observed along Southern Hills Drive. Several homes suffered damage from the fallen trees. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on Lowman Drive and Leighwood Drive. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $8,000 | A section of a roof to a home on Beech Street in Ashland was damaged. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $1,500 | In Winslow, a tree fell onto power lines along Robin Lynn Drive. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $500 | A tree was blown down near Hurricane Road. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $500 | A tree was blown down onto Woodland Avenue. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $100 | Large tree limbs that fell along Boy Scout Road blocked one lane of traffic. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironville | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| West Fairview | 0.9 miles | 22 | |
| Summit | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Fairview | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Westwood | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Rockdale | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Millseat | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Geigers Crossing (historical) | 2.9 miles | 22 |
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 Winslow | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8025935 | 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 506954. 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.









