Keith
Ghost town · Larue County, Kentucky

Keith is a ghost town in Larue County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Larue County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 65th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Keith as a historical populated place on the Hammonville 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 37.4978° N, 85.7609° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Hammonville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 768 ft |
| Nearest living town | Magnolia, KY |
| Distance to it | 3.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2569450 |
| Coordinates | 37.49784, -85.76095 |
What's there now
Keith is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Magnolia, KY (population 637), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 768 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- In The Bark of Wonderlandghost town · Larue County · 4.5 mi
- Maltghost town · Larue County · 8.1 mi
- White Cityghost town · Larue County · 8.3 mi
- Carterghost town · Larue County · 9.3 mi
- Old Linwoodghost town · Hart County · 11.4 mi
- Highviewghost town · Marion County · 14.8 mi
- Horns Placeghost town · Bullitt County · 16.1 mi
- McCauleyghost town · Marion County · 16.2 mi
- Leeghost town · Bullitt County · 16.4 mi
- Sulpher Lick Creekghost town · Marion County · 16.5 mi
- Samuel Pottinger Settlementghost town · Nelson County · 16.7 mi
- Lilmayghost town · Bullitt County · 17 mi
Questions
Where is Keith?
Keith is in Larue County, Kentucky, at 37.4978, -85.7609.
How many ghost towns are in Larue County?
Larue County, Kentucky has 5 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.