Walden, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cumberland Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40701. The Survey maps it on the Wofford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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 Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Wofford quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Wofford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Corbin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
97 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Walden between 1995 and 2020, burning about 2,148 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 112 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SAWDUST PI |
| 12 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 May 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WOFFORD CEM. RD |
| 14 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MILE MARKER 18 |
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 Walden: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction Roadcut | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walden in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2018: 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2018 | Flash Flood | Walden | $100 | Dispatch reported that a portion of Mauney Chapel Road, northwest of Rockholds, was heavily damaged due to swiftly flowing flood waters. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walden | - | Trees were blown down on Tidal Wave Road. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Walden | - | The public reported that flash flooding was occurring on Cripple Creek Road. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Walden | - | Kentucky Highway 26 and some side roads were under water and closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clio | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Faber | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Rockholds | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Goldbug | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Youngs Creek | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Watts Creek Jellico Coal Company (historical) | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Wofford | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Chestnut Grove (historical) | 5.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 516203. 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.






