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Miller Creek

Ghost town · Pike County, Kentucky

Harold quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Harold quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Miller Creek is a ghost town in Pike County, Kentucky. It is one of 72 former communities in Pike County on the federal names register. No county in Kentucky has more among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Miller Creek as a historical populated place on the Broad Bottom 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 37.5866° N, 82.5223° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBroad Bottom
Elevation712 ft
Nearest living townCoal Run Village, KY
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2336921
Coordinates37.58661, -82.52229

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What's there now

Miller Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coal Run Village, KY (population 1,888), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 712 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 Miller Creek?

Miller Creek is in Pike County, Kentucky, at 37.5866, -82.5223.

How many ghost towns are in Pike County?

Pike County, Kentucky has 72 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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