Crockett
Ghost town · Pulaski County, Kentucky

Crockett 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 Crockett 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 37.0689° N, 84.6317° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Delmer |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Ferguson, KY |
| Distance to it | 1.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2725853 |
| Coordinates | 37.06889, -84.63173 |
What's there now
Crockett is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ferguson, KY (population 806), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Praterghost town · Pulaski County · 0.7 mi
- Waiteghost town · Pulaski County · 2.6 mi
- Durhamghost town · Pulaski County · 2.8 mi
- Crackers Neckghost town · Pulaski County · 4.3 mi
- Dry Holeghost town · Pulaski County · 11.9 mi
- Ferndaleghost town · Casey County · 13.1 mi
- Ellison Ridgeghost town · Lincoln County · 15.2 mi
- Diamondghost town · Lincoln County · 16.5 mi
- Calvaryghost town · Casey County · 18.4 mi
- White Oakghost town · Lincoln County · 18.5 mi
- Knob Lickghost town · Casey County · 18.7 mi
- Pondghost town · Lincoln County · 19 mi
Questions
Where is Crockett?
Crockett is in Pulaski County, Kentucky, at 37.0689, -84.6317.
How many ghost towns are in Pulaski County?
Pulaski County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.