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Duncans Shed

Ghost town · Logan County, Kentucky

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

Duncans Shed is a ghost town in Logan County, Kentucky. It is one of 29 former communities in Logan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Duncans Shed as a historical populated place on the Dennis 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 36.8574° N, 86.8161° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDennis
Elevation582 ft
Nearest living townRussellville, KY
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2743074
Coordinates36.85744, -86.81615

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What's there now

Duncans Shed is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Russellville, KY (population 7,244), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 582 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 Duncans Shed?

Duncans Shed is in Logan County, Kentucky, at 36.8574, -86.8161.

How many ghost towns are in Logan County?

Logan County, Kentucky has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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