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Hueysville

Ghost town · Floyd County, Kentucky

Hindman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Hindman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hueysville is a ghost town in Floyd County, Kentucky. It is the only former community in Floyd County recorded on the federal names register, out of 1,175 across Kentucky.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hueysville as a historical populated place on the Wayland 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 37.4951° N, 82.8436° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWayland
Elevation736 ft
Nearest living townMaytown, KY
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2097294
Coordinates37.49511, -82.84361

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What's there now

Hueysville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Maytown, KY (population 14), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 736 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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