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Park Lake Resort

Ghost town · Fleming County, Kentucky

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

Park Lake Resort is a ghost town in Fleming County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Fleming County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 72nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Park Lake Resort as a historical populated place on the Burtonville 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 38.4023° N, 83.5549° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBurtonville
Elevation840 ft
Nearest living townFlemingsburg, KY
Distance to it10.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2355267
Coordinates38.40226, -83.55486

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What's there now

Park Lake Resort is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Flemingsburg, KY (population 2,967), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 840 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 Park Lake Resort?

Park Lake Resort is in Fleming County, Kentucky, at 38.4023, -83.5549.

How many ghost towns are in Fleming County?

Fleming County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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