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Avondale

Ghost town · Grant County, Kentucky

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

Avondale is a ghost town in Grant County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 55th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Avondale as a historical populated place on the Crab Orchard 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 37.4684° N, 84.5931° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrab Orchard
Elevation1,033 ft
Nearest living townCrab Orchard, KY
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2742196
Coordinates37.46845, -84.59314

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What's there now

Avondale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crab Orchard, KY (population 762), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,033 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 Avondale?

Avondale is in Grant County, Kentucky, at 37.4684, -84.5931.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

Grant County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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