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Little Renox

Ghost town · Cumberland County, Kentucky

Waterview quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Waterview quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Little Renox is a ghost town in Cumberland County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Cumberland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 63rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Little Renox as a historical populated place on the Waterview 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 36.8483° N, 85.3918° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWaterview
Elevation613 ft
Nearest living townBurkesville, KY
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2742619
Coordinates36.84827, -85.39184

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What's there now

Little Renox is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Burkesville, KY (population 1,407), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 613 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 Renox?

Little Renox is in Cumberland County, Kentucky, at 36.8483, -85.3918.

How many ghost towns are in Cumberland County?

Cumberland County, Kentucky has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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