BlockEmmalena, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Emmalena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41740. It stands on Swiftshoal Branch. The Survey maps it on the Carrie quadrangle. It stands 1,053 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1891 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1914 USGS Troublesome quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Carrie quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Carrie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
442 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 442 fires within 5 miles of Emmalena between 1997 and 2020, burning about 11,159 acres in total. None started naturally. 92 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 | 209 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 98 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 92 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 148 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Emmalena in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emmalena | $5,000 | An NWS storm damage survey team found damage associated with 80-100 mph down burst winds at Camp Nathaniel near Emmalena. Numerous large diameter trees wre snapped or uprooted and were lying in a northwest to southeast direction. One large uprooted tree fell onto a building owned by the camp and other buildings received minor damage. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emmalena | - | Trees were reported down on KY-550 near Montgomery Creek and Montgomery Creek Road, in the community of Emmalena. |
| February 2019 | Heavy Rain | Emmalena | - | A local newspaper relayed a report of a mudslide blocking Kentucky Highway 7 near the Letcher County line, while a mudslide was also reported to have disrupted power near Emmalena. This former slide caused impacts for both the roadway and adjacent train tracks. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emmalena | - | A tree was blown down in Emalena. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisty | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Ritchie | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Carrie | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Bearville | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Big Branch (historical) | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Tina | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Montgomery (historical) | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Clear Fork (historical) | 3.5 miles | 16 |
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 Emmalena | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19461586 | 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 507939. 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.
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.