Wolf, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Carter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41164. It stands on Slate Lick. The Survey maps it on the Tygarts Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1950 USGS Tygarts Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Tygarts Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
146 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Wolf between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,046 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 36 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 | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FORT FALLS |
| 7 July 2012 | Natural | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CARTER CAV |
| 11 June 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SMITH BRANCH RD |
| 9 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BAKER CEMETERY FIRE |
| 9 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GREGORY HO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Wolf: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Olive Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| V Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fultz Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gesling Open Pit Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Messer Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ramey Zorne Branch Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wesley Corn Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wolf in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolf | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down around the Carter Caves State Park. |
| January 2022 | Flood | Wolf | $2,000 | Up to two feet of standing water was in front of a residence along Route 182 to the south of the community of Wolf. High water also led to overflowing culverts. |
| June 2017 | Heavy Rain | Wolf | - | Spotter measured 3.4 inches of rainfall. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Wolf | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deevert | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Gesling | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Carter | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Iron Hill | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Prater | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Wesleyville | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Charlotte Furnace | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Counts Crossroads | 4.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509396. 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.




