Elna, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1992. It lies in ZIP code area 41219. It stands on Andylick Branch. The Survey maps it on the Redbush quadrangle. It stands 876 feet above sea level.
On record in Elna
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.
- Williams Houselisted 1989 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Prestonsburg quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:48000
- 1917 USGS Paintsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Redbush quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Redbush quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Williamson quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Redbush quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
194 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Elna between 1997 and 2020, burning about 5,068 acres in total. None started naturally. 65 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 | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROSS CREEK |
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOW BRANCH ROAD |
| 14 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 June 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CANTRELL'S CREEK |
| 3 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 62 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MINE FK. |
| 21 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | STONECOAL RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Elna: 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mjm Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cantrill Branch Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Flat Gap Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Shack Branch Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elna in 5 storm reports between 2006 and 2022: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elna | $6,000 | A tree fell on a house causing minor damage. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elna | $3,000 | A tree was blown down onto power lines, causing the tree to then catch on fire. The incident occurred in the Redbush and Elna vicinity. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Elna | - | Two feet of water was across one lane of Hwy 172 at Flat Gap. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Elna | - | Flash flooding occurred in Red Bush. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Elna | - | Hail covered the ground. |
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.
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 Elna | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5367008 | 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 507934. 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.









