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Guy

Ghost town · Garrard County, Kentucky

Buckeye quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Buckeye quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Guy is a ghost town in Garrard County, Kentucky. It is one of 7 former communities in Garrard County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 50th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Guy as a historical populated place on the Buckeye 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 37.6590° N, 84.5397° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBuckeye
Elevation778 ft
Nearest living townLancaster, KY
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2564721
Coordinates37.65900, -84.53968

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What's there now

Guy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lancaster, KY (population 3,960), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 778 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 Guy?

Guy is in Garrard County, Kentucky, at 37.6590, -84.5397.

How many ghost towns are in Garrard County?

Garrard County, Kentucky has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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