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Lower Sweet Owen

Ghost town · Clinton County, Kentucky

Owenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Owenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lower Sweet Owen 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 Lower Sweet Owen as a historical populated place on the Owenton 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 38.5673° N, 84.7692° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOwenton
Elevation922 ft
Nearest living townOwenton, KY
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2742118
Coordinates38.56729, -84.76925

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What's there now

Lower Sweet Owen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Owenton, KY (population 1,600), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 922 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 Lower Sweet Owen?

Lower Sweet Owen is in Clinton County, Kentucky, at 38.5673, -84.7692.

How many ghost towns are in Clinton County?

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

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