Fredonia, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Fredonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42411. It stands on Sinking Fork Livingston Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fredonia quadrangle. 372 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 427 feet above sea level.
On record in Fredonia
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 2 records
Fredonia Cumberland Presbyterian Churchlisted 1985- State Road-Hill Cemetery Segmentlisted 2020
Population over time
2 figuresFredonia fell from 401 to 372 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 | 401 | |
| 2020 | 372 | -29 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1928 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Fredonia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Eddyville quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Fredonia between 1999 and 2016, burning about 48 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 | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | R WHITE ROAD |
| 29 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 November 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 November 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CRAYNE CEM. RD. |
| 8 October 1999 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Fredonia: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredonia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pigmy Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Tabb Group Fluorspar Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1903 | |
| Western Kentucky District | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Blue Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Eva Tanguay Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Lafayette Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1888, 1900 | |
| Marble Group | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Prospect | Underground | |
| Vinson Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Prospect | 1962 | |
| Beavers Fluorite Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
15 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fredonia in 15 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flood, 1 tornado. 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 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Fredonia | $500,000 | The damage path began in extreme southern Crittenden County two miles south of Frances, and it ended four miles east of Fredonia in Caldwell County. The track was through sparsely populated farm country, so damage figures were relatively low for such a long track tornado. At each of five farmsteads in the direct path of the tornado, farm buildings were destroyed. Destroyed farm buildings included hen houses, hog sheds, several barns, and storage sheds. The worst damage, apparently of F2 intensity, occurred at a farm one mile south of Fredonia. About $250,000 damage occurred at this farmstead alone, where a 70 foot tall concrete silo was sheared in two. Elsewhere along the track, barns were flattened, a garage was turned sideways, and a roof was lifted off a house. Scraps of building debris were blown over a mile. A storage building at an appliance store was moved 20 to 30 feet, exposing new appliances for sale. At one residence, a child was moved off its bed moments before a 2x4 blew through the window into the child's bedroom. Damage to outdoor objects and equipment was extensive. A 1,000 gallon tank was blown away, and grain bins were moved. Fences and satellite dishes were destroyed. Damage to expensive farm equipment, such as combines and hay balers, was moderate. Along wooded sections of the damage path, every tree was snapped or uprooted. Utility poles were snapped or blown over. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredonia | $25,000 | Widespread damaging wind gusts from 60 to 70 mph raked parts of Caldwell County. The mesonet site two miles southeast of Princeton measured a wind gust to 67 mph. A trained spotter in Princeton estimated gusts to 65 mph. Near Fredonia, two barn roofs were blown off, blocking County Road 902 East. On Highway 293 north of Princeton, a carport was blown down, and windows were blown out of a building. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredonia | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredonia | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines at Princeton and Fredonia. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredonia | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredonia | $2,000 | Large branches were broken. |
| February 2023 | Flash Flood | Fredonia | - | Kentucky Route 91 was closed between Princeton and Fredonia due to flooding. A rainfall total of 2.51 inches was reported at Princeton for the 24-hour period. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Fredonia | - | Quarter-size hail was reported by the public and relayed through a local tv station. |
| June 2016 | Flood | Fredonia | - | A couple of inches of water was over Highway 91. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Fredonia | - | Water was over many roads, but no closures were reported. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Fredonia | - | Numerous occurrences of golf ball size hail were reported in northern Caldwell County. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Fredonia | - | no account filed |
| November 2013 | Hail | Fredonia | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Fredonia | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Heavy Rain | Fredonia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston (historical) | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Bakers | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Hickory Grove | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Enon | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Flat Rock | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Crider | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| White Sulphur | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Farmersville | 7.9 miles | 15 |
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 Fredonia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2788324 | 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 492485. 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.












