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Oak Ridge

Ghost town · Lewis County, Kentucky

Stricklett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Stricklett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oak Ridge is a ghost town in Lewis County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Lewis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 62nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oak Ridge as a historical populated place on the Stricklett 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 38.4690° N, 83.4963° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStricklett
Elevation1,123 ft
Nearest living townVanceburg, KY
Distance to it12.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2363039
Coordinates38.46897, -83.49634

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What's there now

Oak Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vanceburg, KY (population 1,443), about 12.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,123 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 Oak Ridge?

Oak Ridge is in Lewis County, Kentucky, at 38.4690, -83.4963.

How many ghost towns are in Lewis County?

Lewis County, Kentucky has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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