Fonde, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Pruden-Fonde census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40940. It stands on Sowder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eagan quadrangle. It stands 1,362 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1886 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cumberland Gap quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Eagan quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Johnson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Middlesboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
144 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Fonde between 1997 and 2020, burning about 7,952 acres in total. None started naturally. 72 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 72 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | 77 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 June 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OLD MILL ROAD FIRE |
| 23 June 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 June 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | HIGHCLIFT 2 |
| 6 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fonde in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 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 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Fonde | $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fonde | $3,000 | A 2-foot diameter tree was blown onto power lines, and shingles were blown off of a residence in the community of Fonde. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fonde | $2,000 | Trees were uprooted and power lines were downed in the Fonde community. |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Fonde | - | There was a funnel cloud spotted near Fonde. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Fonde | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pruden | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Garmeada | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Capito | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hamblim | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Frakes | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Henderson Grove | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Yellow Creek | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Chenoa | 5.2 miles | 18 |
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 Fonde | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5464996 | 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 492295. 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.








