Woodbine, 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 Eaton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Corbin quadrangle. It stands 1,115 feet above sea level.
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
88 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Woodbine between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,541 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 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 | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 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 |
| 27 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | BEGLEY |
| 13 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | LAUREL BRIDGE |
| 3 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SAWDUST PI |
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 Woodbine: 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
29 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodbine in 29 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | $100,000 | Widespread wind damage occurred in the Woodbine community, with many trees uprooted and snapped - specifically along Perkins Street. One mobile home suffered significant damage when a large tree fell onto it. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | $25,000 | A tree was blown down on a house. Numerous trees were blown down along Highway 25 between Williamsburg and Corbin. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | $20,000 | A tree was reported down and on a vehicle along Meadow Creek Road near the community of Woodbine. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | $9,000 | Whitley County dispatch reported a tree knocked down on powerlines near the community of Woodbine. This then in turn pulled the powerlines off a house and caused damage to the house. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | $5,000 | A tree was blown onto a house in Woodbine. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | $5,000 | Multiple trees were blown down in Woodbine. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | $1,000 | Whitley County dispatch reported that a tree was blown down onto and brought down a power line on Meadow Creek Road about 3 miles outside of Rockholds. |
| December 2013 | Flood | Woodbine | $1,000 | Numerous reports of flooding were received from the Woodbine area. A portion of Radio Tower Road was under water. Water was also across Hwy 6 and on both sides of Old Welton Cemetary Road. |
| November 2010 | Flood | Woodbine | $1,000 | The 911 dispatch reported that water is over the road at the intersection of Highways 6 and 26. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Woodbine | $400 | An amateur radio operator relayed a report that water was flowing over KY-1064 by Sargent's Pay Lake. Fire Department was on scene and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet had been notified. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Woodbine | - | Dispatch reported standing water from Meadow Creek over Meadow Creek Road south of Woodbine. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Woodbine | - | A local media outlet passed along several reports of standing water on Kentucky Highway 26 between Woodbine and Corbin. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | - | A tree was blown down on Meadow Creek Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts caused roof damage at a fire house and blew a tree down on Hwy 26. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | - | A 60 foot tall tree was blown down across the street from the Woodbine Fire Dept. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | - | A tree was blown down on Stoney Fork Road. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | - | Tree were blown down. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | - | A tree was blown down in the Woodbine community. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Woodbine | - | Six to 8 inches of water was flowing across the road in Woodbine. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Woodbine | - | Meadow Creek Rd was closed near Woodbine fire department due to high water. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Woodbine | - | Highway 26 was closed at Corbin Bypass Junction due to high water. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Woodbine | - | The report was from Woodbine fire department. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Woodbine | - | Six inches of water was seen flowing over Chapel Road. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Woodbine | - | Eight to nine inches of water was flowing across Highway 26. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Woodbine | - | Highway 1064 and Highway 6 near fire department, Highway 26 near the bypass, Frog Level, and Archer Roads remain covered by water. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Woodbine | - | Archer Street in Woodbine and Frog Level Road closed by 6 to 8 inches of water over the roads. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | - | One tree down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | - | Trees were down over Grove Road. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbine | - | Numerous trees were down near the intersection of HWY 6 and 26. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scuffletown | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Corbin | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Faber | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Chestnut Grove (historical) | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Rockholds | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Walden | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Woodland Estates | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Grove | 7.4 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 Woodbine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8032358 | 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 516470. 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.







