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Mouth of Hector

Ghost town · Clay County, Kentucky

Big Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Big Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mouth of Hector is a ghost town in Clay County, Kentucky. It is one of 11 former communities in Clay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mouth of Hector as a historical populated place on the Big Creek 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 37.1939° N, 83.6070° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBig Creek
Elevation816 ft
Nearest living townOneida, KY
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2543158
Coordinates37.19392, -83.60696

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What's there now

Mouth of Hector is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oneida, KY (population 158), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 816 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 Mouth of Hector?

Mouth of Hector is in Clay County, Kentucky, at 37.1939, -83.6070.

How many ghost towns are in Clay County?

Clay County, Kentucky has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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