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Antioch

Ghost town · Carter County, Kentucky

Willard quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Willard quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Antioch is a ghost town in Carter County, Kentucky. It is one of 11 former communities in Carter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Antioch as a historical populated place on the Willard topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.1953° N, 82.9443° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWillard
Elevation672 ft
Nearest living townGrayson, KY
Distance to it9.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2337222
Coordinates38.19530, -82.94426

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What's there now

Antioch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grayson, KY (population 3,820), about 9.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 672 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Antioch?

Antioch is in Carter County, Kentucky, at 38.1953, -82.9443.

How many ghost towns are in Carter County?

Carter County, Kentucky has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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