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Dry Hole

Ghost town · Pulaski County, Kentucky

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

Dry Hole 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 Dry Hole as a historical populated place on the Shopville 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 37.1975° N, 84.4886° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShopville
Elevation962 ft
Nearest living townScience Hill, KY
Distance to it8.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2725854
Coordinates37.19753, -84.48856

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What's there now

Dry Hole is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Science Hill, KY (population 790), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 962 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 Dry Hole?

Dry Hole is in Pulaski County, Kentucky, at 37.1975, -84.4886.

How many ghost towns are in Pulaski County?

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

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