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Lake Spring

Ghost town · Simpson County, Kentucky

Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lake Spring is a ghost town in Simpson County, Kentucky. It is one of 15 former communities in Simpson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lake Spring as a historical populated place on the Franklin 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 36.6726° N, 86.5850° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFranklin
Elevation689 ft
Nearest living townFranklin, KY
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2742859
Coordinates36.67265, -86.58497

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What's there now

Lake Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Franklin, KY (population 10,254), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 689 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 Lake Spring?

Lake Spring is in Simpson County, Kentucky, at 36.6726, -86.5850.

How many ghost towns are in Simpson County?

Simpson County, Kentucky has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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