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Leatherwoods Settlement

Ghost town · Spencer County, Kentucky

Mount Eden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Mount Eden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Leatherwoods Settlement is a ghost town in Spencer County, Kentucky. It is one of 3 former communities in Spencer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 82nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Leatherwoods Settlement as a historical populated place on the Mount Eden 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 38.0127° N, 85.2486° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Eden
Elevation726 ft
Nearest living townTaylorsville, KY
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2567884
Coordinates38.01273, -85.24856

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What's there now

Leatherwoods Settlement is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Taylorsville, KY (population 1,566), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 726 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 Leatherwoods Settlement?

Leatherwoods Settlement is in Spencer County, Kentucky, at 38.0127, -85.2486.

How many ghost towns are in Spencer County?

Spencer County, Kentucky has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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