Fuson
Ghost town · Perry County, Kentucky

Fuson 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 Fuson as a historical populated place on the Vicco 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 37.1563° N, 83.0856° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Vicco |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,046 ft |
| Nearest living town | Vicco, KY |
| Distance to it | 4.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2556939 |
| Coordinates | 37.15634, -83.08561 |
What's there now
Fuson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vicco, KY (population 284), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,046 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Big Branchghost town · Perry County · 1.2 mi
- Middle Forkghost town · Perry County · 4 mi
- Acupghost town · Perry County · 4.8 mi
- Beehiveghost town · Perry County · 5.4 mi
- Carr Forkghost town · Knott County · 5.8 mi
- Beech Forkghost town · Perry County · 6.1 mi
- Indian Bottomghost town · Letcher County · 6.4 mi
- Turkey Creekghost town · Letcher County · 6.9 mi
- Smithsboroghost town · Knott County · 7.1 mi
- Codyghost town · Knott County · 7.4 mi
- Irishmansghost town · Knott County · 7.9 mi
- Lotts Creekghost town · Knott County · 8 mi
Questions
Where is Fuson?
Fuson is in Perry County, Kentucky, at 37.1563, -83.0856.
How many ghost towns are in Perry County?
Perry County, Kentucky has 30 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.