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Colletts

Ghost town · Shelby County, Kentucky

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

Colletts is a ghost town in Shelby County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Shelby County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 73rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Colletts as a historical populated place on the North Middletown 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 38.1513° N, 84.0480° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorth Middletown
Elevation926 ft
Nearest living townNorth Middletown, KY
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2567198
Coordinates38.15126, -84.04796

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What's there now

Colletts is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Middletown, KY (population 657), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 926 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 Colletts?

Colletts is in Shelby County, Kentucky, at 38.1513, -84.0480.

How many ghost towns are in Shelby County?

Shelby County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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