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Jackson Ferry

Ghost town · Clark County, Kentucky

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

Jackson Ferry is a ghost town in Clark County, Kentucky. It is one of 30 former communities in Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jackson Ferry as a historical populated place on the Winchester 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 37.8874° N, 84.2213° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWinchester
Elevation914 ft
Nearest living townWinchester, KY
Distance to it8.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2508565
Coordinates37.88739, -84.22126

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What's there now

Jackson Ferry is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winchester, KY (population 19,133), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 914 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 Jackson Ferry?

Jackson Ferry is in Clark County, Kentucky, at 37.8874, -84.2213.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

Clark County, Kentucky has 30 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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