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Painters Lick

Ghost town · Magoffin County, Kentucky

Paintsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Paintsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Painters Lick is a ghost town in Magoffin County, Kentucky. It is one of 7 former communities in Magoffin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 51st among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Painters Lick as a historical populated place on the Oil Springs 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 37.7892° N, 82.9699° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOil Springs
Elevation920 ft
Nearest living townSalyersville, KY
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2339111
Coordinates37.78916, -82.96985

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What's there now

Painters Lick is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Salyersville, KY (population 1,891), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 920 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 Painters Lick?

Painters Lick is in Magoffin County, Kentucky, at 37.7892, -82.9699.

How many ghost towns are in Magoffin County?

Magoffin County, Kentucky has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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