Bonnieville, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Bonnieville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42713. The Survey maps it on the Upton quadrangle. 269 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 650 feet above sea level.
On record in Bonnieville
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
- Bonnieville Elementary Schoollisted 2025
Population over time
2 figuresBonnieville grew from 255 to 269 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 255 | |
| 2020 | 269 | +14 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1934 USGS Munfordville quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Munfordville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Upton quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Upton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Upton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Bonnieville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 138 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHESTNUT GROVE CEM. |
| 11 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Bonnieville: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowles Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Childress Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect |
Storms near this place
27 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bonnieville in 27 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 3 deaths and 14 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Bonnieville | 2 killed, $10,000 | A woman called 911 after attempting to cross a flooded bridge AT 1900 Campground Road and water began to enter the vehicle. When the Bonnieville Fire Department arrived, they noticed a car partially submerged in high water. They noticed and extradited the driver's daughter from the car, but due to rising water couldn't get extradite the driver until the next day. Both occupants drowned. |
| March 1997 | Tornado (F3) | Bonnieville | 1 killed, 14 hurt, $1,400,000 | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | $200,000 | Sporadic wind damage consistent with a microburst was surveyed along the track of a supercell that crossed Hart County. Along Bacon Creek Spur Road, a 30 by 145 greenhouse canopy was lifted. Its supporting poles were bent. A 48 by 70 feet barn had significant roof damage. Quarter sized hail fell at this location. At 5140 State Highway 728, a 32 foot cabin was destroyed. Insulation was thrown 150 yards due east. Just to the east, two tobacco barns were destroyed. A barn canopy was bent and damaged at 11265 Hammondsville Road. The most extensive damage was surveyed along Route 357 South, one mile south of Highway 728. A single-wide mobile home was destroyed, with the roof and most of the exterior siding removed. A nearby barn was also destroyed. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Bonnieville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Bonnieville | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | Trees were down on Frenchman knob Road and Locust Grove Road. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Bonnieville | - | Running water was flowing over the CSX railroad tracks. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | The Hart County Fire Department reported trees down around the intersection of Highway 728 and Campground Road. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | Trained spotters reported numerous trees down across the county. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | NWS Employee reported two large oak trees down in the area. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | Trained spotters measured a 56 knot gust which brought down numerous large trees in Horse Cave and Munfordville. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | According to a public report, several large trees were down due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | A NWS Employee reported that two hardwood trees fell near Reynolds Lane east of Bonnieville. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | A thunderstorm collapsed and the resulting bowing segment knocked down several trees in the Bonnieville area. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Bonnieville | - | The spotter also reported a 55 mph wind gust. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | Several trees were downed. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | Trees down |
| April 1998 | Hail | Bonnieville | - | Quarter size hail reported at Bonnieville. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Bonnieville | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Bonnieville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Bonnieville | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Bonnieville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Bonnieville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonnieville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vento | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lone Star | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Wabash | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Priceville | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| High Hickory | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Leitchfield Crossing | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Riders Mill | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Kessinger | 5.8 miles | 11 |
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 Bonnieville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3179837 | 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 487671. 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.







