Wooton, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Cutshin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41776. It stands on Preston Fork. The Survey maps it on the Hyden East quadrangle. It stands 876 feet above sea level.
On record in Wooton
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 1 record
Wooton Presbyterian Centerlisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1916 USGS Hyden quadrangle1:48000
- 1919 USGS Hyden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Hyden East quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hyden East quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Hyden East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Wooton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,536 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 38 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 | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 799 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 63 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WOOLY FK |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wooton in 24 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Wooton | $25,000 | A funnel cloud was observed passing over a house in Wooton and then touching down on Highway 1807 approximately 1 mile east of Wooton. Extensive tree and power line damage occurred along a 150 yard damage path. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Wooton | $25,000 | An EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of around 95 mph briefly touched down one mile southeast of Wooton. Large trees were either snapped off or blown over. One tree fell onto a power line. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wooton | $1,500 | Leslie County Dispatch reported telephone lines were down and blocking both lanes of KY-80 near the intersection with Wooton Road in the community of Wooton, just southwest of Hazard. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Wooton | $1,000 | Highway 699 was closed due to high water. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Wooton | $1,000 | Three feet of water was observed flowing over Hwy 80 near Grace Community Health Care and Highway 1807 was closed due to high water from Wooton Creek covering the road. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Wooton | - | County dispatch reported approximately penny-sized (0.75 inch) hail near Wooton. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wooton | - | A tree was blown down and onto a trailer. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wooton | - | A tree was blown down and onto a trailer. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wooton | - | Trees were reported down on Hwy 80. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Wooton | - | The hail was the size of golf balls. |
| August 2009 | Flood | Wooton | - | Flood water was reported to be across KY Highway 80. |
| August 2009 | Flood | Wooton | - | High water was reported over KY Highway 699. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wooton | - | Penny size hail fell for 5 minutes. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Wooton | - | Penny sized hail. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Wooton | - | Golf ball size hail reported. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wooton | - | Trees were down. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Wooton | - | Highway 699 was closed at Saw Hole Branch due to high water, with water flowing into the fire station. A section of Highway 1807 was under water, with Old Highway 80 also under water. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wooton | - | Large tree limbs were down. |
| January 2002 | Flash Flood | Wooton | - | A report of two feet of water over Meeting House Branch was reported by the 24 Hour Warning Point. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wooton | - | Trees were downed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wooton | - | Trees downed. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Wooton | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Wooton | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Wooton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hendrix (historical) | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lower McIntosh (historical) | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Frew | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Smilax | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Hyden | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Daley | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Wendover | 4.8 miles | 14 |
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 Wooton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14691535 | 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 516481. 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.








