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Elliott County, Kentucky

41 topographic sheets cover 41 settlements here.

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Kentucky within the United States
Elliott County within Kentucky

What the record shows

  • 420 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 41 populated places in this county; 41 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

The county from the air

29 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 607 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 29 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-04-03, scale 1:24000
1948-04-03, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-04-03, scale 1:24000
1948-04-03, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-04-03, scale 1:24000
1948-04-03, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-04-03, scale 1:24000
1948-04-03, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-06-01, scale 1:23600
1950-06-01, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-12, scale 1:36000
1952-03-12, scale 1:36000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-12, scale 1:36000
1952-03-12, scale 1:36000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-12, scale 1:36000
1952-03-12, scale 1:36000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-12, scale 1:36000
1952-03-12, scale 1:36000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-05, scale 1:60000
1960-05-05, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-05, scale 1:60000
1960-05-05, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-05, scale 1:60000
1960-05-05, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-03-26, scale 1:24000
1961-03-26, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-03-26, scale 1:24000
1961-03-26, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-03-26, scale 1:24000
1961-03-26, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-03-26, scale 1:24000
1961-03-26, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-10-29, scale 1:24000
1969-10-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-18, scale 1:24000
1970-04-18, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-18, scale 1:24000
1970-04-18, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-18, scale 1:24000
1970-04-18, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-04-18, scale 1:24000
1970-04-18, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

8 stations

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

13 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 32-1Magisterial District 1: Martinsburg town
  • 32-2Magisterial District 1 - That part north of State Hwy. 32, northwest of Fannin - Elkfork Rd. and southeast of Little Sandy River, outside Martinsburg town
  • 32-3Magisterial District 1 - That part northwest of Little Sandy River, east of State Hwy. 173, outside Martinsburg town
  • 32-4Magisterial District 1 - That part west of State Hwy. 173 and north of Little Sandy River
  • 32-5Magisterial District 1 - That part south of State Hwy. 32 and southeast of Fannin - Elkfork Rd. via Lucile
  • 32-6Magisterial District 2: Magisterial District 2 - That part northeast of Fielden - Blevens Rd., northwest of Isonville - Fielden Rd. and northeast of Burke - Sarah Rd.
  • 32-7Magisterial District 2 - That part southwest of Burke - Sarah Rd. northwest of Isonville - Fielden Rd. via Isonville, and north of State Hwy. 32
  • 32-8Magisterial District 2 - That part south of Fielden - Blevens Rd., southeast of Isonville - Fielden Rd. via Culver and Isonville and south of State Hwy. 32
  • 32-9Magisterial District 3: Magisterial District 3 - That part southeast of State Hwy. 7 and east of Little Sandy River and Newcombe Creek
  • 32-10Magisterial District 3 - That part northwest of State Hwy. 7 and north of State Hwy. 32
  • 32-11Magisterial District 3 - That part south of State Hwys. 32 and 7 and west of Little Sandy River and Newcombe Creek
  • 32-12Magisterial District 4: Magisterial District 4 - That part north of State Hwy. 32
  • 32-13Magisterial District 4 - That part south of State Hwy. 32

Wildfire, 1997 to 2020

196 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 196 of them, burning about 4,475 acres. None started naturally and 46 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning85
Arson/incendiarism46
Missing data/not specified/undetermined45
Recreation and ceremony14
Equipment and vehicle use3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Three of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 April 2000Arson/incendiarism870 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
7 January 2012Debris and open burning218 acresKentucky Division of ForestryWALTER BAR
2 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresKentucky Division of ForestryMIDDLE FORK
22 November 2012Debris and open burning197 acresKentucky Division of ForestryANDERSON B
6 April 2013Recreation and ceremony187 acresKentucky Division of ForestryELDRIDGE ROAD
9 February 2001Arson/incendiarism142 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
3 April 2010Debris and open burning130 acresKentucky Division of ForestryB.L. LEWIS
29 March 2001Arson/incendiarism100 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1973 to 2025

60 of 148 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 148 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 8 injuries and about $3,068,200 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind84
Hail33
Flash Flood18
Flood12
Tornado1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1974Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated3 hurtno account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindCountywide2 hurt, $1,000,000no account filed
March 1997Flash FloodSandy Hook$1,100,000no account filed
June 2003Flash FloodCountywide$220,000Flood waters damaged several roads and bridges. Fast flowing water closed Kentucky Highway 7.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$50,000There were trees down and power outages countywide.
May 2011Flash FloodFannin$50,000Numerous locations along Hwy 706 were under water with foot bridges washed out and other extensive damage 3 miles east of Sandy Hook.
June 1998Flash FloodSandy Hook$50,000The nursing home had to be evacuated. Water came within 2 to 3 feet of the building. Two houses were also affected by flood waters.
February 1993Hailnot stated$50,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
February 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
March 1997Flash FloodSandy Hook$50,000no account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$25,000The Elliott county EM reported that 1.65 inches of rain had fallen and that several trees had been blown down along Hwy 504. There were also numerous power outages in Sandy Hook.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBascom$20,000Trees and a barn were blown down along Wells Creek.
June 2017Flash FloodGimlet$10,000Emergency management reported flood waters covering the road at the intersection of Kentucky Highways 1620 and 504 west of Gimlet. A couple of homes were surrounded by flood waters, prompting the rescue of citizens in two residences as 2 to 3 inches of rain fell.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCulver$10,000Several trees down.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindLytten$10,000Trees down in Community of Ruin.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindIsonville$10,000Four or five trees blown down with widespread power outages.
February 2000Flash FloodCountywide$10,000After several hours of heavy rains flash flooding occurred across the county. A pond dam broke flooding a local road. Water went over the bridge at Salyers Branch and Whites Creek. Several roads were also washed out around the county.
May 1996Flash FloodCountywide$10,000no account filed
April 2009Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$7,000Several pine trees were blown donw on Hwy 719.
May 2010Flash FloodStark$6,000Heavy rain washed out a culvert on Route 1620 north of Stark.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$6,000Trees were blown down onto Highway 7, Route 32, Route 755, and Highways 1620, 885 and 173 by wind gusts estimated at 62 mph.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindIsonville$5,000Tree tops were broken off by thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindBruin$5,000Trees down at Route 7 and 409 near Round Ridge and Johnson Creek.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$5,000Structual damage including roofs blown off of houses and trailers, along with numerous trees down.
May 1998Flash FloodCountywide$5,000In Sandy Hook, several inches of water flowed into a grocery store and a fast food court.
March 1997Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$5,000no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindGreen$4,000Trees were blown down on Hwy 7 and Route 504 near Green.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBruin$4,000Trees were blown down on Hwy 7 and Horton Flat Road.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$4,000Trees were blown down near Gimlet and an outbuilding roof was blown off.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindIsonville$3,000Trees were blown down on Hwy 706 in Isonville.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindStark$3,000Trees were blown down on Hwy 649 north of Newfoundland.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$3,000County dispatch reports that trees were blown down near Sandy Hook.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindBruin$3,000Trees and power lines downed at the intersection of Route 7 and HWY 504.
March 1997Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$3,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindGreen$3,000no account filed
August 2024Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$2,000Elliott County Dispatch received 21 reports of trees down from around the county, and two reports of downed power lines. Most of the trees were blown down along Brown Ridge Road, north of Sandy Hook, as well as KY-32, south of Sandy Hook.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSpanglin$2,000Trees were blown down and onto power lines along KY-173, leading to a temporary road closure.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$2,000Two trees blown down.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindBascom$2,000no account filed
April 2015Flash FloodBruin$1,000Highway 7 was impassable due to flash flooding.
July 2015Flash FloodEdsel$1,000Blaines trace road was washed out due to flash flooding. A fence was also torn down by the flood.
April 2015FloodIsonville$1,000Highway 486 near Isonville had 8 to 10 inches of water covering it.
April 2015FloodCulver$1,000Green Briar Rd was flooded.
April 2015FloodCharity$1,000Hamilton Branch Road was flooded.
April 2015FloodStephens$1,000Salyers Branch Road was flooded.
April 2015FloodFannin$1,000A creek washed out Middle Fork Road.
December 2015FloodLittle Sandy$1,000Some nuisance flooding was reported mainly in the west end of the county where water was flowing onto roads due to clogged ditches.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$1,000A tree was blown down along Rt 32 near Sandy Hook.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindBruin$1,000A tree was blown down at Hwy 409 in Bruin.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindSandy Hook$1,000One tree down on Highway 706 off of Highway 7.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindFaye$100A tree was reported down along KY-7, near the intersection with Hwy-650/Doctor's Branch Road.
May 2018Flash FloodFaye$100Local Emergency Management reported water flowing over Kentucky Route 7 near Wells Creek Road southwest of Sandy Hook. Crews were called to rescue a dog stuck in high water.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindDewdrop-A 911 call center relayed a report of a tree blocking the road near the intersection of N KY-32 and George Johnson Loop. Multiple limbs were also reported down in this general area.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindElliottville-Elliott County Dispatch reported one tree down on KY-557, right outside the Sandy Hook city limits.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindNewfoundland-A tree was blown down on KY-557 near Sandy Hook. The exact location on this road was not given.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindLytten-A tree was reported down on Devils Fork Road in Sandy Hook.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindStark-A social media report showed trees and limbs down on Grover Flannery Road near the community of Stark.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSpanglin-Multiple trees were blown down along Devils Fork Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindDewdrop-Elliott County dispatch reported that trees had been blown down along KY-32 N near the community of Stark.

Mines and quarries

2 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 2 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Clay2

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Durham Fork ShaleClayProspect
Highway 32 RoadcutClayProspect

Every populated place in the county

41

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Elliott County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.