Grassy
Ghost town · Leslie County, Kentucky

Grassy is a ghost town in Leslie County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Leslie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 75th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grassy as a historical populated place on the Hyden East 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 37.2476° N, 83.3537° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Hyden East |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,079 ft |
| Nearest living town | Hyden, KY |
| Distance to it | 6.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2363136 |
| Coordinates | 37.24760, -83.35374 |
What's there now
Grassy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hyden, KY (population 445), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,079 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Little Beechghost town · Perry County · 2.9 mi
- Lower McIntoshghost town · Leslie County · 3.1 mi
- Campbellghost town · Perry County · 3.4 mi
- Hurricaneghost town · Perry County · 3.4 mi
- Oliversghost town · Perry County · 4.3 mi
- Lead Branchghost town · Perry County · 5 mi
- Campbellghost town · Perry County · 5.7 mi
- Whitakerghost town · Perry County · 5.9 mi
- Hendrixghost town · Leslie County · 6.8 mi
- Curly Forkghost town · Perry County · 6.9 mi
- Bowlingtownghost town · Perry County · 6.9 mi
- Red Hillghost town · Perry County · 7.2 mi
Questions
Where is Grassy?
Grassy is in Leslie County, Kentucky, at 37.2476, -83.3537.
How many ghost towns are in Leslie County?
Leslie 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.