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Antioch Church

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Kentucky

Preston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Preston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Antioch Church is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Kentucky. It is one of 15 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Antioch Church as a historical populated place on the Preston 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 38.0220° N, 83.8240° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePreston
Elevation833 ft
Nearest living townJeffersonville, KY
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2491580
Coordinates38.02202, -83.82397

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What's there now

Antioch Church is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jeffersonville, KY (population 1,937), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 833 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 Church?

Antioch Church is in Montgomery County, Kentucky, at 38.0220, -83.8240.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County, Kentucky has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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