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Griggstown

Ghost town · Marshall County, Kentucky

Elva quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Elva quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Griggstown is a ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky. It is one of 19 former communities in Marshall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Griggstown as a historical populated place on the Elva 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 36.9355° N, 88.4074° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleElva
Elevation412 ft
Nearest living townBenton, KY
Distance to it6.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2743715
Coordinates36.93555, -88.40737

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What's there now

Griggstown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Benton, KY (population 4,774), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 412 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 Griggstown?

Griggstown is in Marshall County, Kentucky, at 36.9355, -88.4074.

How many ghost towns are in Marshall County?

Marshall County, Kentucky has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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