Wofford, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Williamsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40769. It stands on Idiot Branch. The Survey maps it on the Wofford quadrangle. It stands 955 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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 Wofford quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Wofford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
127 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Wofford between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,321 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 37 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 | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 May 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WOFFORD CEM. RD |
| 14 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MILE MARKER 18 |
| 1 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wofford in 11 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wofford | $5,000 | Power lines blown down along Highway 26 near Jones Fish Hatchery. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Wofford | $1,000 | Flash flooding was observed at several locations on Hwy 26 between Williamsburg and Rockholds. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wofford | $200 | A local media outlet reported a large tree limb was blown onto a fence east of Wofford. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wofford | - | A tree was down near the intersection of KY-26 and New Zion Road. Another tree was also downed nearby on New Zion Road. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Wofford | - | Dispatch reported that Hwy 23 near Blakes Fork road is impassible due to high water. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wofford | - | Dispatch reported a tree blown down at the intersection of Kentucky Highway 26 and New Zion Road northeast of Williamsburg. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wofford | - | Dispatch reported a tree blown down onto Browns Creek Road northeast of Williamsburg. |
| August 2010 | Flood | Wofford | - | The dispatch office reported that KY Hwy 26 was closed due to high water in the Jacks Fork area. |
| November 2010 | Flood | Wofford | - | New Zion Road was underwater. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Wofford | - | The EOC reported that 2 feet of water was over Highway 26 at New Zion Road northeast of Williamsburg. There was also flooding reported along the lower end of Old Corbin Pike. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Wofford | - | Highway 779 was closed near the intersection with Highway 26 due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watts Creek Jellico Coal Company (historical) | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Goldbug | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Highland Park | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Williamsburg | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Suttons Mill (historical) | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Rockholds | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Yaden | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Liberty | 3.9 miles | 16 |
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 Wofford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8029045 | 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 516427. 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.






