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Lee Chapel

Ghost town · Clinton County, Kentucky

Byrdstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Byrdstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lee Chapel is a ghost town in Clinton County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Clinton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lee Chapel as a historical populated place on the Albany 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 36.6464° N, 85.1863° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlbany
Elevation1,025 ft
Nearest living townAlbany, KY
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2742093
Coordinates36.64640, -85.18630

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What's there now

Lee Chapel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Albany, KY (population 1,972), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,025 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 Lee Chapel?

Lee Chapel is in Clinton County, Kentucky, at 36.6464, -85.1863.

How many ghost towns are in Clinton County?

Clinton County, Kentucky has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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