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Red Ash Coal Camp

Ghost town · Whitley County, Kentucky

Jellico West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Jellico West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Red Ash Coal Camp is a ghost town in Whitley County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Whitley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Red Ash Coal Camp as a historical populated place on the Jellico West 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 36.5992° N, 84.1695° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJellico West
Elevation1,064 ft
Nearest living townJellico, TN
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2710205
Coordinates36.59923, -84.16954

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What's there now

Red Ash Coal Camp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jellico, TN (population 1,821), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,064 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 Red Ash Coal Camp?

Red Ash Coal Camp is in Whitley County, Kentucky, at 36.5992, -84.1695.

How many ghost towns are in Whitley County?

Whitley County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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