Vento, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Bonnieville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42713. It lies near Gardner Knob. The Survey maps it on the Upton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1934 USGS Munfordville quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Munfordville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Upton quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Upton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Upton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Campbellsville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Vento between 1997 and 2018, burning about 222 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WONDERLAND RD. |
| 26 September 1999 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | UPTON |
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PLEASANT HILL CHURCH |
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 Vento: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childress Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Upton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vento in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vento | - | Downed trees were blocking 31 West, just north of Bonnieville. There were also several reports of wind damaged barns in the area. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Vento | - | One inch hail was reported by a former NWS employee. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vento | - | A National Weather Service employee reported trees down along Interstate 65 four miles south of Upton. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Vento | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Bonnieville | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lone Star | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| High Hickory | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Hammonville | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Riders Mill | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Priceville | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Jonesville | 6.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509280. 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.







