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Apple Grove

Ghost town · Knox County, Kentucky

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

Apple Grove is a ghost town in Knox County, Kentucky. It is one of 8 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Apple Grove as a historical populated place on the Barbourville 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 36.8594° N, 83.8952° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBarbourville
Elevation981 ft
Nearest living townBarbourville, KY
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2554724
Coordinates36.85942, -83.89521

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What's there now

Apple Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Barbourville, KY (population 3,181), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 981 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 Apple Grove?

Apple Grove is in Knox County, Kentucky, at 36.8594, -83.8952.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

Knox County, Kentucky has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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