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Pogue

Ghost town · Logan County, Kentucky

Dunmor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Dunmor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pogue 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 Pogue as a historical populated place on the Dunmor 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 37.0569° N, 86.9698° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDunmor
Elevation564 ft
Nearest living townDunmor, KY
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2743093
Coordinates37.05686, -86.96983

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What's there now

Pogue is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dunmor, KY (population 230), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 564 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 Pogue?

Pogue is in Logan County, Kentucky, at 37.0569, -86.9698.

How many ghost towns are in Logan County?

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

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