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Bells Chapel

Ghost town · Todd County, Kentucky

Pembroke quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Pembroke quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bells Chapel is a ghost town in Todd County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Todd County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 60th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bells Chapel as a historical populated place on the Pembroke 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 36.7981° N, 87.2512° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePembroke
Nearest living townFairview, KY
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2743139
Coordinates36.79813, -87.25123

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What's there now

Bells Chapel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fairview, KY (population 205), about 4.5 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 Bells Chapel?

Bells Chapel is in Todd County, Kentucky, at 36.7981, -87.2512.

How many ghost towns are in Todd County?

Todd County, Kentucky has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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