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Puncheon

Ghost town · Magoffin County, Kentucky

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

Puncheon is a ghost town in Magoffin County, Kentucky. It is one of 7 former communities in Magoffin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 51st among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Puncheon as a historical populated place on the Seitz 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 37.6910° N, 83.1958° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSeitz
Elevation917 ft
Nearest living townSalyersville, KY
Distance to it8 miles
GNIS feature ID2339116
Coordinates37.69103, -83.19582

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What's there now

Puncheon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Salyersville, KY (population 1,891), about 8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 917 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 Puncheon?

Puncheon is in Magoffin County, Kentucky, at 37.6910, -83.1958.

How many ghost towns are in Magoffin County?

Magoffin County, Kentucky has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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