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Little Kentucky

Ghost town · Carroll County, Kentucky

Brooksburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000)
Brooksburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Little Kentucky is a ghost town in Carroll County, Kentucky. It is one of 9 former communities in Carroll County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Little Kentucky as a historical populated place on the Carrollton 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 38.6461° N, 85.2291° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarrollton
Elevation460 ft
Nearest living townPrestonville, KY
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2742155
Coordinates38.64610, -85.22910

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What's there now

Little Kentucky is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Prestonville, KY (population 193), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 460 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 Little Kentucky?

Little Kentucky is in Carroll County, Kentucky, at 38.6461, -85.2291.

How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?

Carroll County, Kentucky has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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