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Rays Branch

Ghost town · Warren County, Kentucky

Brownsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500)
Brownsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rays Branch is a ghost town in Warren County, Kentucky. It is one of 14 former communities in Warren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rays Branch as a historical populated place on the Bowling Green North 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 37.0651° N, 86.4600° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBowling Green North
Elevation429 ft
Nearest living townPlum Springs, KY
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2742809
Coordinates37.06507, -86.46004

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What's there now

Rays Branch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Plum Springs, KY (population 476), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 429 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 Rays Branch?

Rays Branch is in Warren County, Kentucky, at 37.0651, -86.4600.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

Warren County, Kentucky has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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