Emma, Kentucky
Emma, Kentucky | |
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Emma Location within the state of Kentucky Emma Emma (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′7″N 82°42′1″W / 37.63528°N 82.70028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Floyd |
| Elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EST) |
| ZIP codes | 41625 |
| GNIS feature ID | 491764[1] |
Emma is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
History
A post office was established in the community in 1908. The origins of the place name Emma are unclear: some hold it was named for the wife of the congressman John W. Langley, while others believe it was named for the wife of a prominent realtor.[2]
On February 28, 1958, eight children who lived in Emma died in the Prestonsburg, Kentucky, bus crash.[3][4][5][6] One of the victim's bodies was found on April 16. Her uncle headed volunteer search efforts to help recover bodies from the crash site for months after the crash.[7]
Geography
Emma is located on Kentucky Route 1428, east of Kentucky Route 194.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emma, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 93. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Lima Resident Visits At Bus Tragedy Scene." The Lima Citizen. March 13, 1958, pg 7. https://www.newspapers.com/image/666000529/
- ^ "Rites Are Held For 13 Victims: Four More Bodies Are Recovered; Search Continues For Other Seven." The Lexington Herald-Leader. March 5, 1958. pg 1, 12. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112662015/lexington-herald-leader/
- ^ "List of Dead in Bus Plunge." The Messenger. March 3, 1958, pg. 1. https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?institutionId=0&user=7715884&id=530860136&clippingId=61393425&width=557&height=1581&crop=2285_2628_600_1735&rotation=0
- ^ "Prestonburg Holds Burial Rites for 13 in Bus Tragedy." The Advocate-Messenger, March 5, 1958, pg 1.
- ^ "Body of Another School Bus Victim is Found in River." The Messenger-Inquirer, April 16, 1958, pg 4. https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?institutionId=0&user=7715884&id=381770894&clippingId=112663799&width=557&height=2369&crop=2609_304_626_2712&rotation=0