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Pates

Ghost town · Daviess County, Kentucky

Owensboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Owensboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pates is a ghost town in Daviess County, Kentucky. It is one of 13 former communities in Daviess County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pates as a historical populated place on the Owensboro East 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 37.8251° N, 87.0303° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOwensboro East
Elevation389 ft
Nearest living townThruston, KY
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2742943
Coordinates37.82507, -87.03034

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What's there now

Pates is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Thruston, KY (population 2,675), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 389 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 Pates?

Pates is in Daviess County, Kentucky, at 37.8251, -87.0303.

How many ghost towns are in Daviess County?

Daviess County, Kentucky has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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