Richland
Ghost town · Clinton County, Kentucky

Richland is a ghost town in Clinton County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Clinton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Richland as a historical populated place on the Kelat 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 38.5368° N, 84.2818° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Kelat |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 714 ft |
| Nearest living town | Berry, KY |
| Distance to it | 5.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2742111 |
| Coordinates | 38.53677, -84.28180 |
What's there now
Richland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Berry, KY (population 184), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 714 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Curryghost town · Clinton County · 3.7 mi
- Fruit Hillghost town · Pendleton County · 5.2 mi
- Dutch Chapelghost town · Clinton County · 7 mi
- Callensvilleghost town · Pendleton County · 8.5 mi
- Belmontghost town · Bracken County · 10 mi
- Covered Bridge over the South Fork of Licking Rivercovered bridge · Harrison County · 10.3 mi
- White Oakghost town · Harrison County · 10.8 mi
- Jones Shopghost town · Harrison County · 11.3 mi
- Ezraghost town · Pendleton County · 12.5 mi
- Oaklandghost town · Bracken County · 13 mi
- Brierly Ridgeghost town · Robertson County · 13.1 mi
- Linvilleghost town · Robertson County · 13.7 mi
Questions
Where is Richland?
Richland is in Clinton County, Kentucky, at 38.5368, -84.2818.
How many ghost towns are in Clinton County?
Clinton County, Kentucky has 24 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.