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Kettle Island Coal Camp

Ghost town · Bell County, Kentucky

Balkan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Balkan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kettle Island Coal Camp is a ghost town in Bell County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Bell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kettle Island Coal Camp as a historical populated place on the Balkan 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 36.7979° N, 83.6069° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBalkan
Elevation1,086 ft
Nearest living townArjay, KY
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID2554924
Coordinates36.79790, -83.60691

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What's there now

Kettle Island Coal Camp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arjay, KY (population 19), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,086 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 Kettle Island Coal Camp?

Kettle Island Coal Camp is in Bell County, Kentucky, at 36.7979, -83.6069.

How many ghost towns are in Bell County?

Bell County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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