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Corn Creek

Ghost town · Trimble County, Kentucky

Bethlehem quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:24,000)
Bethlehem quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Corn Creek is a ghost town in Trimble County, Kentucky. It is one of 9 former communities in Trimble County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Corn Creek as a historical populated place on the Bethlehem 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 38.5972° N, 85.4274° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBethlehem
Elevation434 ft
Nearest living townBedford, KY
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID2742520
Coordinates38.59718, -85.42737

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What's there now

Corn Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bedford, KY (population 289), about 6 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 Corn Creek?

Corn Creek is in Trimble County, Kentucky, at 38.5972, -85.4274.

How many ghost towns are in Trimble County?

Trimble County, Kentucky has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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