Alva
Alva is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Alva is 6.5 miles south of Wallins Creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Alva, Kentucky” and “Alva, KY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pathfork and Creech.
Pathfork
Hamlet
Photo: Nitefirre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pathfork is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States, located to the south bank of Wallins Creek. Pathfork is situated 2½ miles northwest of Alva.
Creech
Hamlet
Creech is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. In 1907, the Creech post office opened, closing at an unknown date. Creech is situated 3 miles northeast of Alva.
Insull
Hamlet
Photo: MariAdkins, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Insull is an unincorporated community and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky. Its post office is closed. It was also known as Fee. Insull is situated 4 miles northwest of Alva.
Alva
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Harlan, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.73509° or 36° 44′ 6″ northLongitude
-83.42435° or 83° 25′ 28″ westElevation
1,444 feet (440 metres)Open location code
868RPHPG+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 154320954OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Alva” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿爾瓦”
- French: “Alva”
- Irish: “Alva”
- Persian: “الوا، کنتاکی”
- Persian: “الوا”
- South Azerbaijani: “آلوا، کنتاکی”
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Highlights include Alva Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Butterfly Knob.
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