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Blackburn

Ghost town · Crittenden County, Kentucky

Providence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Providence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blackburn is a ghost town in Crittenden County, Kentucky. It is one of 23 former communities in Crittenden County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blackburn as a historical populated place on the Shady Grove 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 37.3100° N, 87.9417° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShady Grove
Nearest living townMarion, KY
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2743662
Coordinates37.31000, -87.94169

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What's there now

Blackburn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marion, KY (population 2,908), about 7.8 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 Blackburn?

Blackburn is in Crittenden County, Kentucky, at 37.3100, -87.9417.

How many ghost towns are in Crittenden County?

Crittenden County, Kentucky has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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