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Blaines Trace

Ghost town · Elliott County, Kentucky

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

Blaines Trace is a ghost town in Elliott County, Kentucky. It is one of 7 former communities in Elliott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blaines Trace as a historical populated place on the Mazie 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 38.1178° N, 82.9094° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMazie
Elevation752 ft
Nearest living townBlaine, KY
Distance to it7.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2087701
Coordinates38.11778, -82.90944

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What's there now

Blaines Trace is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blaine, KY (population 58), about 7.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 752 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 Blaines Trace?

Blaines Trace is in Elliott County, Kentucky, at 38.1178, -82.9094.

How many ghost towns are in Elliott County?

Elliott County, Kentucky has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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