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Ferndale, Kentucky

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Middlesborough census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40965. It stands on Moore Branch. The Survey maps it on the Middlesboro North quadrangle.

Ferndale within Bell County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

155 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Ferndale between 1997 and 2020, burning about 7,434 acres in total. None started naturally. 29 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 burning61
Missing data/not specified/undetermined47
Arson/incendiarism29
Recreation and ceremony11
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2007Debris and open burning2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
28 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
27 September 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
22 September 2007Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
20 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryLOWASH
10 September 2002Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
1 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCumberland Gap National Historic ParkPINE GROVE CHURCH
1 July 2012Debris and open burning12 acresKentucky Division of ForestryPINE HILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bell County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ferndale: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hana Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Levi Polly Sand PitSilicaPast Producer

Every working recorded in Bell County

Storms near this place

8 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ferndale in 8 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2018Flash FloodFerndale$20,000A local media outlet reported flowing water over Kentucky Highway 516 between Page and Colmar. A driver had to be rescued from these flood waters as their vehicle became submerged while attempting to drive through them.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindFerndale$1,000A tree was blown down and onto Hwy 25E, blocking the roadway.
April 2024HailFerndale-A public report of half dollar sized hail was received near the Bell County High School.
May 2019FloodFerndale-Dispatch relayed a report of water running onto U.S. Highway 25E near Ferndale.
May 2019Heavy RainFerndale-Dispatch reported that multiple rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall led to a mudslide on U.S. Highway 25E near Ferndale.
April 2006HailFerndale-Nickel to quarter sized hail fell.
February 2009HailFerndale-no account filed
April 2006HailFerndale-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bell County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Meldrum2.1 miles25
Harbell2.5 miles25
Colmar2.7 miles25
East Pineville2.8 miles25
Ponza2.8 miles25
Clear Creek Springs3.1 miles25
Wasioto3.6 miles25
Calvin3.8 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 492046. 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.