Fleming, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Jenkins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41840. It stands on Bottom Fork. The Survey maps it on the Jenkins West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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 Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Whitesburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1912 USGS Pound quadrangle1:48000
- 1912 USGS Pound quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Pound quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Jenkins West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Jenkins West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
242 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 242 fires within 5 miles of Fleming between 1997 and 2020, burning about 7,305 acres in total. None started naturally. 42 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 | 118 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOE'S BR #2 |
| 29 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DUSTY RD. |
| 29 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RHODES BRANCH |
| 28 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOE'S BR. |
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 Fleming: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 1 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Number 1 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fleming in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2010: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash 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 2002 | Flash Flood | Fleming | $200,000 | Heavy rains sent flood waters raging through the town of Fleming-Neon and some outlying areas. The flash flooding damaged homes, closed businesses, and coated City Hall in mud. The flooding also temporarily closed local roads. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Fleming | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $10,000 | Trees were blown down in several areas around Fleming-Neon. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $6,000 | Trees were blown down on KY Highway 805 near Fleming-Neon by wind gusts estimated at 62 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $5,000 | Trees were blown down in the Neon and Haymond areas. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $3,000 | Trees blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts were blocking the road on Rte 805 near Fleming Neon. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $3,000 | A tree was blown down and across Highway 343, blocking the roadway. Numerous large limbs were also blown down. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Fleming | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Fleming | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming-Neon | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Cromona | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Neon | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Tolliver Town | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Haymond | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Neon Junction | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Hemphill | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Potters Fork | 1.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 492234. 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.









