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Flat Lick

Ghost town · Christian County, Kentucky

Roaring Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Roaring Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Flat Lick is a ghost town in Christian County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Christian County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Flat Lick as a historical populated place on the Roaring Spring 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 36.7150° N, 87.6733° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRoaring Spring
Elevation564 ft
Nearest living townLaFayette, KY
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2742888
Coordinates36.71498, -87.67330

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What's there now

Flat Lick is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is LaFayette, KY (population 176), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 564 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 Flat Lick?

Flat Lick is in Christian County, Kentucky, at 36.7150, -87.6733.

How many ghost towns are in Christian County?

Christian County, Kentucky has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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