Fonde, Kentucky

Fonde, Kentucky
Fonde, Kentucky
	Unincorporated community
	Fonde, Kentucky
	Coordinates: 36°35′39″N83°52′39″W / 36.59417°N 83.87750°W Coordinates: 36°35′39″N83°52′39″W / 36.59417°N 83.87750°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Bell
Elevation	1,362 ft (415 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	606
GNIS feature ID	492295 [1]

Last updated April 01, 2019

Fonde is an unincorporated community in Bell County, Kentucky. Fonde is located on Kentucky Route 535 9.1 miles (14.6 km) west of Middlesboro.^[2]

Bell County is a county located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,691. Its county seat is Pineville. The county was formed in 1867, during the Reconstruction era from parts of Knox and Harlan counties and augmented from Knox County in 1872. The county is named for Joshua Fry Bell, a US Representative. It was originally called "Josh Bell", but on January 31, 1873, the Kentucky legislature shortened the name to "Bell",

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

Middlesboro is a home rule-class city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 U.S. census, while its micropolitan area had a population of 69,060.

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Pruden, Kentucky and Tennessee Unincorporated community in Kentucky and Tennessee, United States

Pruden is an unincorporated community located partly in Bell County, Kentucky and partly in Claiborne County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. It is located along Tennessee State Route 90 and Kentucky Route 74, which intersect at the state line, in the upper Clearfork Valley. Pruden had a post office on the Tennessee side of the border from September 20, 1906, to May 21, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 37851.

Kettle Island is an unincorporated community and coal town in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. Kettle Island is located on Kentucky Route 1630 near Kentucky Route 221, 5.35 miles (8.61 km) east-northeast of Pineville. Kettle Island has a post office with ZIP code 40958, which opened on March 15, 1912. The community also had a station on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Arjay is an unincorporated community and coal town in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. Arjay is located on Kentucky Route 66 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Pineville. Arjay has a post office with ZIP code 40902, which opened on February 23, 1911. The community's name comes from the initials of coal operator R. J. Asher.

Stoney Fork is an unincorporated community in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. Stoney Fork is located on Kentucky Route 221 10.1 miles (16.3 km) east-northeast of Pineville. Stoney Fork has a post office with ZIP code 40988, which opened on November 20, 1946.

Ingram is an unincorporated community in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. Ingram is located on Kentucky Route 92 6.2 miles (10.0 km) west-southwest of Pineville. Ingram has a post office with ZIP code 40955, which opened on July 15, 1881.

References

↑ "Fonde". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
↑ State Primary Road System: Bell County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.

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[1] "Fonde". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.

[2] State Primary Road System: Bell County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Bell County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Pineville
Cities	Middlesboro Pineville	Location of Bell County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities	Arjay Balkan Beverly Black Snake Blackmont Calvin Clear Creek Springs Colmar Cubage Field Fonde Fourmile Frakes Harbell Hutch Ingram Jaybel Keenox Kettle Island Laurel Ford Meldrum Miracle Mocking Bird Branch Noetown Oaks Olcott Ponza Premier Pruden‡ Red Oak Rella Stoney Fork Stony Fork Junction Sugar Run Tejay Timsley Tuggleville Varilla Wallsend Wasioto
Ghost towns	Arjay Coal Camp Glendon Coal Camp Kettle Island Coal Camp Nugym Rim Camp Yellow Creek
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties