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Beech Grove

Ghost town · Fulton County, Kentucky

Hickman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Hickman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beech Grove is a ghost town in Fulton County, Kentucky. It is one of 8 former communities in Fulton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beech Grove as a historical populated place on the Hickman 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 36.5167° N, 89.2407° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHickman
Nearest living townHickman, KY
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2743888
Coordinates36.51671, -89.24066

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What's there now

Beech Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hickman, KY (population 2,033), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Beech Grove?

Beech Grove is in Fulton County, Kentucky, at 36.5167, -89.2407.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

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

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