Welcome to Elna ...

Elna is primarily located in Johnson County<1>. A portion of Elna extends into Morgan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elna, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Elna is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elna lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Elna and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Elna: 606

Communities Also Named Elna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elna - it's located in California.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elna.

Communities near Elna ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elna.

• Paintsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
• Prestonsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
• West Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <3>
• Salyersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <3>
• Sandy Hook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <3>
• Blaine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
• Flatgap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
  • Flatgap is located in Johnson County
• Keaton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keaton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
  • Keaton is located in Johnson County
• Lacey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Magoffin County
• Volga
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
  • Volga is located in Johnson County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elna.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elna. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elna.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elna. See our Newspapers Page for Elna.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elna ...

Looking for more information about Elna? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Elna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elna.

Adding Elna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elna in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elna was on a map titled Map of Kentucky (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/