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Barker Branch

Ghost town · Powell County, Kentucky

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

Barker Branch is a ghost town in Powell County, Kentucky. It is one of 21 former communities in Powell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Barker Branch as a historical populated place on the Zachariah 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 37.7360° N, 83.7243° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleZachariah
Elevation1,023 ft
Nearest living townCampton, KY
Distance to it9.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2420698
Coordinates37.73596, -83.72432

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What's there now

Barker Branch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Campton, KY (population 251), about 9.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,023 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 Barker Branch?

Barker Branch is in Powell County, Kentucky, at 37.7360, -83.7243.

How many ghost towns are in Powell County?

Powell County, Kentucky has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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