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Crackers Neck

Ghost town · Pulaski County, Kentucky

Somerset quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Somerset quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Crackers Neck is a ghost town in Pulaski County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Pulaski County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 58th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Crackers Neck as a historical populated place on the Delmer 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 37.0497° N, 84.7065° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDelmer
Elevation998 ft
Nearest living townBurnside, KY
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2725852
Coordinates37.04967, -84.70652

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What's there now

Crackers Neck is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Burnside, KY (population 819), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 998 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 Crackers Neck?

Crackers Neck is in Pulaski County, Kentucky, at 37.0497, -84.7065.

How many ghost towns are in Pulaski County?

Pulaski County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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