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Chester

Ghost town · Calloway County, Kentucky

Kirksey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Kirksey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chester is a ghost town in Calloway County, Kentucky. It is one of 27 former communities in Calloway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chester as a historical populated place on the Kirksey 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 36.7464° N, 88.4526° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKirksey
Elevation434 ft
Nearest living townFarmington, KY
Distance to it6.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2743616
Coordinates36.74638, -88.45264

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What's there now

Chester is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Farmington, KY (population 205), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 434 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 Chester?

Chester is in Calloway County, Kentucky, at 36.7464, -88.4526.

How many ghost towns are in Calloway County?

Calloway County, Kentucky has 27 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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