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Carpenter Creek

Ghost town · Casey County, Kentucky

Hustonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Hustonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carpenter Creek is a ghost town in Casey County, Kentucky. It is one of 23 former communities in Casey County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carpenter Creek as a historical populated place on the Hustonville 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 37.4409° N, 84.8602° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHustonville
Elevation957 ft
Nearest living townHustonville, KY
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2568347
Coordinates37.44093, -84.86016

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What's there now

Carpenter Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hustonville, KY (population 600), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 957 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 Carpenter Creek?

Carpenter Creek is in Casey County, Kentucky, at 37.4409, -84.8602.

How many ghost towns are in Casey County?

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

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