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Parson Campground

Ghost town · Logan County, Kentucky

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

Parson Campground is a ghost town in Logan County, Kentucky. It is one of 29 former communities in Logan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Parson Campground as a historical populated place on the Dot 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 36.7179° N, 86.9330° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDot
Nearest living townAdairville, KY
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2743089
Coordinates36.71790, -86.93297

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What's there now

Parson Campground is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Adairville, KY (population 693), about 5.1 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 Parson Campground?

Parson Campground is in Logan County, Kentucky, at 36.7179, -86.9330.

How many ghost towns are in Logan County?

Logan County, Kentucky has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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