Glens Fork, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Glens Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42728. The Survey maps it on the Columbia quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Glens Fork between 1998 and 2014, burning about 268 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 March 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 March 1999 | Smoking | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Glens Fork: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glens Fork in 9 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Glens Fork | $150,000 | An NWS Storm Survey found that the tornado first touched down 6 miles southeast of Columbia along Dale Morrison Road. Numerous trees were uprooted, a 145-foot barn was destroyed, and the top sheared off an adjacent silo. The tornado then moved east into a wooded area, snapping and uprooting trees. It damaged three more barns and uprooted more trees along Montpelier Rd. A home near the intersection of Montpelier Rd and Old Montpelier Rd sustained minor siding damage. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glens Fork | $1,000 | Trees were downed and an outbuilding was blown over. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glens Fork | - | A tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Kentucky Route 55 and Glens Fork Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glens Fork | - | A tree fell down and blocked South 55. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glens Fork | - | There were trees blown into the road and power lines down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glens Fork | - | Large limbs were down across State Road 768 and were blocking traffic. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glens Fork | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Glens Fork | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glens Fork | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gum Grove | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Joppa | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Fairplay | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Crocus | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Walnut Grove (historical) | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Montpelier | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Gadberry (historical) | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Inroad | 4.3 miles | 10 |
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 Glens Fork | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5569320 | 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 492906. 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.




