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Eversole

Ghost town · Perry County, Kentucky

Cornettsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Cornettsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Eversole is a ghost town in Perry County, Kentucky. It is one of 30 former communities in Perry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eversole as a historical populated place on the Hazard South 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 37.1985° N, 83.2207° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHazard South
Elevation1,021 ft
Nearest living townDiablock, KY
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2556958
Coordinates37.19853, -83.22065

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What's there now

Eversole is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Diablock, KY (population 452), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,021 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 Eversole?

Eversole is in Perry County, Kentucky, at 37.1985, -83.2207.

How many ghost towns are in Perry County?

Perry County, Kentucky has 30 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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