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Cedar Grove

Ghost town · Lyon County, Kentucky

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

Cedar Grove is a ghost town in Lyon County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Lyon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 59th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cedar Grove as a historical populated place on the Lamasco 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 36.9580° N, 87.9236° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLamasco
Elevation555 ft
Nearest living townCadiz, KY
Distance to it8.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2743554
Coordinates36.95799, -87.92363

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What's there now

Cedar Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cadiz, KY (population 2,649), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 555 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 Cedar Grove?

Cedar Grove is in Lyon County, Kentucky, at 36.9580, -87.9236.

How many ghost towns are in Lyon County?

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

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