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Breeding Creek

Ghost town · Knott County, Kentucky

Whitesburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Whitesburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Breeding Creek is a ghost town in Knott County, Kentucky. It is one of 18 former communities in Knott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Breeding Creek as a historical populated place on the Blackey 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 37.2085° N, 82.9497° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlackey
Elevation1,113 ft
Nearest living townBlackey, KY
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2337579
Coordinates37.20850, -82.94970

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What's there now

Breeding Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blackey, KY (population 108), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,113 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 Breeding Creek?

Breeding Creek is in Knott County, Kentucky, at 37.2085, -82.9497.

How many ghost towns are in Knott County?

Knott County, Kentucky has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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