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Mitchell

Ghost town · Christian County, Kentucky

Dawson Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Dawson Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mitchell is a ghost town in Christian County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Christian County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mitchell as a historical populated place on the Dawson Springs SW 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 37.0077° N, 87.7121° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDawson Springs SW
Elevation487 ft
Nearest living townCerulean, KY
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2742897
Coordinates37.00766, -87.71214

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What's there now

Mitchell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cerulean, KY (population 409), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 487 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 Mitchell?

Mitchell is in Christian County, Kentucky, at 37.0077, -87.7121.

How many ghost towns are in Christian County?

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

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