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Winston, Kentucky

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Winston-West Irvine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40336. It lies near Turpin Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Panola quadrangle. It stands 883 feet above sea level.

Winston within Estill County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

87 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Winston between 1997 and 2019, burning about 448 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 burning33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Recreation and ceremony18
Arson/incendiarism13
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2007Debris and open burning3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
5 September 2007Debris and open burning2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
4 September 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
29 September 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
26 September 1998Debris and open burning20 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
25 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryROUND MOUNTAIN ROAD 2
24 September 2019Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryROUND MOUNTAIN ROAD
2 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryGOODLOE CHAPEL RD FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Estill County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Winston: 3 prospects. None of them still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hog Jowl Mountain RoadcutClayProspect
Portwood ClayClayProspect
Possum Run Clay BedClayProspect

Every working recorded in Estill County

Storms near this place

10 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winston in 10 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2017Thunderstorm WindWinston1 hurtA microburst with 90 to 100 mph winds caused severe damage to vehicles and buildings near Winston. One man was injured by flying glass as he attempted to shut the front door of his home. One vehicle had been rolled over by the wind. Roof damage also occurred to several structures in the area, and a garage was completely destroyed. Several large trees were also uprooted.
December 2019FloodWinston$4,000County dispatch reported numerous roads inundated with water and subsequently closed throughout the county. These include Sang Branch Road, Murphy`s Ford Road, Dark Hollow Road, Clear Creek Road, Kissy Branch Road, Driftwood Drive, Red Lick Road, and Millers Creek Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWinston$1,000Power lines were reportedly blown down along Richmond Rd (KY-52) near the Madison-Estill county line.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWinston-A trained spotter called to report two trees downed near the intersection of Majestic Dr in Estill County.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWinston-County dispatch reported trees blown down onto Winston Rd.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWinston-The public reported multiple trees blown down along KY-52 from Winston westward to the Madison/Estill county line.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWinston-The public reported a tree blown down onto Picnic Hill Rd.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindWinston-Dispatch reported several trees blown down from Winston on Winston Road through Irvine and Shade southeast of Ravenna.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindWinston-A tree was blown down on Hwy 1353 near the Madison county line.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWinston-Trees were blown down on Thomas Rd.

Every storm recorded in Estill County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Drowing Creek (historical)0.8 miles15
Cedar Lakes Estates (historical)1.4 miles15
Rice Station (historical)1.8 miles15
Maddie (historical)1.9 miles15
Little Rock (historical)2.5 miles15
Sand Hill (historical)3.2 miles15
Witt Springs3.3 miles15
Witt3.7 miles15

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 WinstonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14691528The 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 506957. 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.