Farmville
Ghost town · Fleming County, Kentucky

Farmville is a ghost town in Fleming County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Fleming County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 72nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Farmville as a historical populated place on the Plummers Landing 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 38.2688° N, 83.6108° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Plummers Landing |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 654 ft |
| Nearest living town | Farmers, KY |
| Distance to it | 9.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2355209 |
| Coordinates | 38.26884, -83.61077 |
What's there now
Farmville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Farmers, KY (population 137), about 9.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 654 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ringos Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fleming County · 0 mi
- Hillsboro Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fleming County · 2.5 mi
- Grasslandghost town · Boyd County · 4.7 mi
- Big Brushyghost town · Rowan County · 6.5 mi
- Goddard Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fleming County · 6.5 mi
- Red Bushghost town · Bath County · 7.1 mi
- Peebleghost town · Bath County · 7.9 mi
- Slateyghost town · Rowan County · 8.4 mi
- Whickliffe Forgeghost town · Bath County · 9.2 mi
- Carpentersvilleghost town · Fleming County · 9.4 mi
- Park Lake Resortghost town · Fleming County · 9.7 mi
- East Forkghost town · Bath County · 9.8 mi
Questions
Where is Farmville?
Farmville is in Fleming County, Kentucky, at 38.2688, -83.6108.
How many ghost towns are in Fleming County?
Fleming County, Kentucky has 4 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.