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Monfort

Ghost town · Washington County, Kentucky

Chaplin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Chaplin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Monfort is a ghost town in Washington County, Kentucky. It is one of 3 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 80th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Monfort as a historical populated place on the Chaplin 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 37.8805° N, 85.1953° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChaplin
Elevation625 ft
Nearest living townChaplin, KY
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2567749
Coordinates37.88054, -85.19528

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What's there now

Monfort is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chaplin, KY (population 583), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 625 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 Monfort?

Monfort is in Washington County, Kentucky, at 37.8805, -85.1953.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

Washington County, Kentucky has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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