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Sassafras Ridge

Ghost town · Fulton County, Kentucky

Bayouville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Bayouville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sassafras Ridge is a ghost town in Fulton County, Kentucky. It is one of 8 former communities in Fulton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sassafras Ridge as a historical populated place on the Bondurant 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 36.5520° N, 89.3292° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBondurant
Elevation296 ft
Nearest living townHickman, KY
Distance to it8.1 miles
GNIS feature ID502999
Coordinates36.55201, -89.32924

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What's there now

Sassafras Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hickman, KY (population 2,033), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 296 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 Sassafras Ridge?

Sassafras Ridge is in Fulton County, Kentucky, at 36.5520, -89.3292.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

Fulton County, Kentucky has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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