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Gentontown

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Kentucky

Brodhead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Brodhead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gentontown is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Kentucky. It is one of 28 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gentontown as a historical populated place on the Brodhead 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 37.4517° N, 84.4607° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrodhead
Elevation880 ft
Nearest living townCrab Orchard, KY
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2742213
Coordinates37.45166, -84.46066

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What's there now

Gentontown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crab Orchard, KY (population 762), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 880 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 Gentontown?

Gentontown is in Lincoln County, Kentucky, at 37.4517, -84.4607.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Kentucky has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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