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Oakland

Ghost town · Washington County, Kentucky

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

Oakland 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 Oakland as a historical populated place on the Springfield 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 37.6959° N, 85.1668° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpringfield
Nearest living townSpringfield, KY
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2567753
Coordinates37.69589, -85.16685

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What's there now

Oakland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Springfield, KY (population 2,871), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Oakland?

Oakland is in Washington County, Kentucky, at 37.6959, -85.1668.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

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

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