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Ghost town · Lawrence County, Kentucky
Providence is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Kentucky. It is one of 28 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Providence as a historical populated place on the Blaine 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 38.0675° N, 82.7593° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Blaine |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 681 ft |
| Nearest living town | Blaine, KY |
| Distance to it | 5.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2121015 |
| Coordinates | 38.06750, -82.75929 |
What's there now
Providence is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blaine, KY (population 58), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 681 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Prosperityghost town · Lawrence County · 1.5 mi
- Elm Groveghost town · Lawrence County · 1.6 mi
- Webbs Millghost town · Lawrence County · 4.3 mi
- Morgans Creekghost town · Lawrence County · 5.7 mi
- Deepholeghost town · Lawrence County · 5.8 mi
- Tarkilnghost town · Lawrence County · 6.4 mi
- Yatesville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lawrence County · 6.7 mi
- Meades Branchghost town · Lawrence County · 7.3 mi
- Green Valleyghost town · Lawrence County · 7.3 mi
- Brammer Gapghost town · Lawrence County · 7.7 mi
- Kiseghost town · Lawrence County · 7.7 mi
- Smoky Valleyghost town · Lawrence County · 8 mi
Questions
Where is Providence?
Providence is in Lawrence County, Kentucky, at 38.0675, -82.7593.
How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?
Lawrence County, Kentucky has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.