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Bear Wallow

Ghost town · Morgan County, Kentucky

West Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
West Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bear Wallow is a ghost town in Morgan County, Kentucky. It is one of 26 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bear Wallow as a historical populated place on the West Liberty 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 37.9094° N, 83.3188° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWest Liberty
Elevation864 ft
Nearest living townWest Liberty, KY
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2362570
Coordinates37.90938, -83.31876

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What's there now

Bear Wallow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Liberty, KY (population 3,280), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 864 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 Bear Wallow?

Bear Wallow is in Morgan County, Kentucky, at 37.9094, -83.3188.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

Morgan County, Kentucky has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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