Ravenna, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ravenna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40472. It stands on Chamberlain Branch. The Survey maps it on the Irvine quadrangle. 568 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 636 feet above sea level.
On record in Ravenna
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 1 record
Ravenna Motor Vehicle Service Buildinglisted 2000
Population over time
2 figuresRavenna fell from 605 to 568 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 605 | |
| 2020 | 568 | -37 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1892 USGS Beattyville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Irvine quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
147 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Ravenna between 1994 and 2019, burning about 5,376 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 28 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 | 56 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Natural | 70 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 2187 STACY LANE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ravenna: 1 prospect, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 851 Shalw Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Tipton Ridge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ravenna in 26 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 5 flood, 2 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 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | $30,000 | A barn roof was ripped off and a large tree limb fell on a restaurant, causing significant damage. Several trees were also down in the area. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | $10,000 | Multiple trees were blown down in Ravenna. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | $4,000 | Power was out in Ravenna due to a tree falling onto a power lines near 4th St. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down which fell onto a car. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | $2,000 | A couple of trees were blown down on Highway 1571. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | $2,000 | One tree blown down onto a house. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | $1,000 | A member of the public reported multiple trees blown down and also damage to a carport along KY-1645 on the east side of Ravenna. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Ravenna | $1,000 | Broadway St in Irvine had several inches of water flowing across it. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Ravenna | $1,000 | Six to eight inches of water was observed flowing across several places along Hwy 52 between Ravenna and Tipton Ridge. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Ravenna | $1,000 | Three homes, one business, and multiple vehicles were flooded on Broadway St between Irvine and Ravenna. Other roads that were closed due to flooding in the area included: Old Landing Rd at Buck Creek, Jakes Heavenly Highway, Murphys Rd on Redlick side and Noland Creek Rd. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Ravenna | $1,000 | Mount Scatchem Rd was under water. There was also high water observed flowing across several places along Hwy 1571. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Ravenna | $1,000 | Little Doe Creek Rd was flooded. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | $400 | A citizen observed a large tree limb blown onto a power line near Mt. Scratchum Road northeast of Ravenna. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Ravenna | - | A report was made of over 6 inches of flowing water near the 800 block of Main Street in Ravenna. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | - | Social media report showed half a dozen or more trees down along Old Doe Creek Road and Barnes Mountain Road. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Ravenna | - | KY-52 is closed in Ravenna between mile markers 9 and 10 due to high water across the road. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Ravenna | - | Local media reported flooding near Ravenna on Kentucky Highways 1571 and 1645. This also caused homes to be surrounded by water as the Kentucky River crested. |
| December 2019 | Flood | Ravenna | - | The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet observed high water forcing the closure of Kentucky Highway 3329 along the Kentucky River near Ravenna. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Ravenna | - | Dispatch reported water flowing over several roads, including Fitchburg Road east of Ravenna. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | - | A tree was blown down on KY-851 between mile markers 10 and 11. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | - | Trees were reported down along Kentucky Highway 1645. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | - | Several trees were down on Tipton Ridge. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Ravenna | - | A tornado made a brief touchdown in a field just south of Highway 1571. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenna | - | 3 trees down across route 3329. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Ravenna | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Ravenna | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Irvine | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Irvine | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Cow Creek (historical) | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sweet Lick (historical) | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| West Irvine | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| North Irvine | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Reeves (historical) | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Wisemantown | 2.9 miles | 15 |
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 Ravenna | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2087909 | 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 514849. 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.




