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Craigtown

Ghost town · Calloway County, Kentucky

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

Craigtown 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 Craigtown as a historical populated place on the Murray 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 36.5078° N, 88.2813° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMurray
Elevation561 ft
Nearest living townHazel, KY
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2743619
Coordinates36.50781, -88.28128

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What's there now

Craigtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hazel, KY (population 428), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 561 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 Craigtown?

Craigtown is in Calloway County, Kentucky, at 36.5078, -88.2813.

How many ghost towns are in Calloway County?

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

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