Elliottville, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Morehead census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40351. It stands on Andy White Branch. The Survey maps it on the Haldeman quadrangle. It stands 991 feet above sea level.
On record in Elliottville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Hogtown Voting House No. 4listed 1998 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1929 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Haldeman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Haldeman quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
114 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Elliottville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,121 acres in total. None started naturally. 33 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 | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | UPPER CRANEY SPUR |
| 9 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BRINEGAR ROAD |
| 6 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 304 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SEAS BRANCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Elliottville: 4 past producers, 2 unknowns, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogswell-Fultz Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Patties Lick Strip Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Porter School Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 3 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 4 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Soldier Fork-Macabee Creek Mine 5 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| W.T. Caudill Strip Mine | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
16 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elliottville in 16 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | $5,000 | Trees were reported to have been blown down in the Dry Creek community. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | $5,000 | Trees were blown down onto Highway 32 by wind gusts estimated at 61 mph. |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Elliottville | $5,000 | Flash flooding occurred along Christy Creek in eastern Rowan County. People had to be evacuated in the Elliotville area. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | $3,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down part of a barn in Elliottville. Numerous trees were also reported down by the storm. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | $2,000 | A metal roof was blown onto Hogtown Hill Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | - | A tree was reported down along CCC Trail, near Elliottville. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | - | A tree was blown down east of Elliottville near the the Elliott County line. Exact location/road were not given. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | - | A tree was reported down on Brown Ridge Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | - | The Rowan County dispatch reported that a strong thunderstorm gust front caused multiple trees to fall onto Laurel Road near Elliotville. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | - | A mobile home was flipped over by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | - | Multiple trees were blown down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | - | Trees were blown down on US 60 near the Rowan and Carter county line. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | - | Several 4 to 6 inch tree limbs were blown down. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliottville | - | Trees and branches blown down on Highway 32. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Elliottville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Elliottville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Hamim | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Haldeman | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Hays Crossing | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Gates | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Rodburn | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Christy | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Clearfield | 8.2 miles | 11 |
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 Elliottville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5365764 | 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 512050. 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.






