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Ghost towns abound in
Kentucky. However, this mountainous
state’s history seldom brings them to light. Towns grew up and died, and Kentucky added many
to the growing roster of ghosts that Ghost Town USA is out to discover and
share. If you know of any ghost towns in the Bluegrass
State that are not listed here, or know the current status of towns listed
with little information, please contact us… HELP!
(NEW FEATURE) Please check here to
find a list of ghost towns that various contacts are looking for. IF you have any information on these places
please e-mail
me and I can respond back to those looking for info on these ghosts. PLEASE NOTE: Where
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BARTHELL
|
McCreary
Co. |
This is
one of the towns featured in my newest book, GHOST
TOWNS: Yesterday & TodayTM. |
BEAVER FURNACE
|
Menifee
Co. |
This old iron furnace
is located at |
Blue
Heron
|
McCreary
Co. |
A class C/F
former company-owned coal mining camp located at Mine 18, on SH 742, nine
miles southwest of Stearns. From
1937-1962, some 300 miners once worked in this camp carved into the side of a
mountain overlooking the Big South Fork of the This is our Ghost Town of the Month for Jun/Jul 2007 This is
one of the towns featured in my newest book, GHOST
TOWNS: Yesterday & TodayTM. |
BOONE FURNACE
|
Carter
Co. |
The overgrown rock
stack of this furnace still remains.
It was in operation 1856-1871. For the exact location, see below. It is in the northwestern part of the county, and
VERY EASY to miss. (GBS) “Today, I managed to spot the Boone Furnace in
Carter Co., I'm very interested in the old historical
furnaces and trying to collect photos of them, in (GBS note – I put this here instead of
on the HELP! Page. If anyone can help
Kevin, please contact me and I will forward the info to him – thanks!) It's located on the left (heading towards
Grayson), on the AA highway (#9, or on older maps #546) from Lewis Co. An old road alignment goes right to it.
There's a lovely home with a red roof with the furnace right behind it. The
land is marked with 'NO
TRESPASSING'
signs, but the alignment goes right around the furnace, and you can get
within about ten
meters (yards)
at the closest to it. Update from Kevin Reddin,
May 17, 2005) |
|
Greenup Co. |
This 1851-1875 era
iron furnace employed about 150 men.
It is marked by an historical marker at the entrance to |
|
Pulaski Co. |
This 1861 Civil War
military post was located on the south side of the Cumberland River about 12
miles south of |
|
Marion Co. |
Near |
|
Pulaski Co. |
Civil War era camp
located on the north side of the Cumberland River about eight miles south of |
CEDAR BLUFF
|
Caldwell Co. |
This tiny town
northeast of the northern tip of Land Between the Lakes had 20 people in
1990. It is on the railroad, about
three miles southeast of |
|
Boyd Co. |
This historic iron
furnace was built in 1833 by the Poage
brothers. It is located on US 60 at
the junction with SH 538, about six miles southwest of downtown |
(Original location) |
Hickman Co. |
After |
ESTILL SPRINGS
|
Estill Co. |
This old resort and Civil War recruiting station was located along
present-day SH 89, at the foot of Sweet Lick Knob, ½ mile north of |
ESTILL
STATION |
Madison Co. |
This small settlement
was located along Hinkston Creek, about three miles
southeast of present day |
|
Estill Co. |
State Historical
Marker #1054 marks the location of the Red River Iron Works, about eight
miles northeast of |
|
Calloway Co. |
A Civil War-era
Confederate defensive fort overlooking the |
FURNACE
|
Estill Co. |
Established around
1830 at the Estill Iron Furnace, this iron furnace community grew to about
300 folks. When the furnace closed in
the 1870s the town faded. The post
office finally closed in 1975. The
town was located at the junction of SH 52/213 northeast of |
GOLDEN
POND
|
Trigg Co. |
Located on the Land
Between the Lakes Peninsula, Golden Pond was one of several communities that
occupied the area prior to the 1960s.
At that time the property was purchased by the federal government to
be converted into a National Recreation Area.
People were evicted from the land that some held nearly 200
years. By 1980 only five people
remained. Today only the small white
clapboard St. Stephen Catholic Church remains where some 700 families once
lived. |
|
Hart Co.? |
See a photo of the Jolly
Store in 1: Millie JOLLY 2: Nancy Toomey JOLLY 3: John Thomas Hessie JOLLY 4: John Thomas JOLLY 5: James Henry JOLLY Contributed by E
JOLLY, Dec 16, 2005. |
|
Carter
Co. |
This iron
furnace/coal mining community was located about three miles south of
Grayson. The exact location is not
determined. In the early 1990s, the
furnace was still standing. |
PITTS POINT
|
Bullitt
Co. |
Pitts Point was located along the Salt and Rolling Forks
rivers on what is now Contributed by Amy Wright,
Sep 01, 2004 |
PLEASANT HILL
|
Mercer Co. |
Also known as Shakertown, this restored |
RUCKERVILLE |
Clark
Co. |
On SH 89, seven miles
southeast of |
|
Menifee
Co. |
On SH 1274, eight
miles northeast of Frenchburg. The iron furnace was established in 1819 in
the small community of |
TOUSEY |
Grayson
Co. |
This old town is
located about 12 miles west-northwest of Leitchfield, on SH 54, three miles
west of the town of Here is some additional information contributed
by Walter Laughlin The Former Associate Director, |
WADESBORO |
Calloway
Co. |
Wadesboro was the
first |
YOCUM
|
Morgan
Co. |
This tiny town had a
1990 population of 20 people, and is located in the northwest part of the
county, 6½ miles northwest of |
MORE INFORMATION
Historians estimate that there may be as many as
50,000 ghost towns scattered across the Gary B. Speck Publications is in process of
publishing unique state, regional, and county guides called The Ghost Town
Guru's Guide to the Ghost Towns of “STATE”™ These original guides are designed for anybody
interested in ghost towns. Whether you are a casual tourist looking for a new
and different place to visit, or a hard-core ghost town researcher, these
guides will be just right for you. With over 30 years of research behind
them, they will be a welcome addition to any ghost towner's
library. Thank
you, and we'll see you out on the Ghost Town Trail! For
more information on the ghost towns of Ghost
Town E-mailers, PLEASE NOTE: Due
to the tremendous amount of viruses, worms and “spam,” out there, I no longer
open or respond to e-mails with unsolicited attachments, OR messages on the
subject lines with “Hey”, “Hi”, “Need help”, “Help
Please”, “???”, or blank subject lines, etc. If you do send E-mail asking for
information, or sharing information, PLEASE
indicate the appropriate location AND
state name, or other topic on the “subject” line. THANK
YOU! :o) |
IMPORTANT These listings and historical vignettes of ghost
towns, near-ghost towns and other historical sites in KENTUCKY above
are for informational purposes only, and should NOT be construed to grant permission to
trespass, metal detect, relic or treasure hunt at any of the listed sites. If the reader of this guide is a metal detector
user and plans to use this guide to locate sites for metal detecting or relic
hunting, it is the READER'S
responsibility to obtain written permission from the legal property owners.
Please be advised, that any state or nationally owned sites will probably be
off-limits to metal detector use. Also be aware of any federal, state or
local laws restricting the same. When you are exploring the ghost towns of Ghost Towner's
Code of Ethics. |
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