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Mocking Bird Branch

Ghost town · Knox County, Kentucky

Pineville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Pineville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mocking Bird Branch is a ghost town in Knox County, Kentucky. It is one of 8 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mocking Bird Branch as a historical populated place on the Pineville 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 36.8203° N, 83.7217° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePineville
Elevation2,070 ft
Nearest living townFlat Lick, KY
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2554689
Coordinates36.82031, -83.72173

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What's there now

Mocking Bird Branch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Flat Lick, KY (population 711), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,070 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 Mocking Bird Branch?

Mocking Bird Branch is in Knox County, Kentucky, at 36.8203, -83.7217.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

Knox County, Kentucky has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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