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Sinking Valley

Ghost town · Jackson County, Kentucky

Alcorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Alcorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sinking Valley is a ghost town in Jackson County, Kentucky. It is one of 36 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sinking Valley as a historical populated place on the Alcorn 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 37.5460° N, 84.1020° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlcorn
Elevation1,516 ft
Nearest living townMcKee, KY
Distance to it10.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2504963
Coordinates37.54602, -84.10204

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What's there now

Sinking Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McKee, KY (population 810), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,516 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 Sinking Valley?

Sinking Valley is in Jackson County, Kentucky, at 37.5460, -84.1020.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Kentucky has 36 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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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.