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Slate Bank

Ghost town · Edmonson County, Kentucky

Leitchfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Leitchfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Slate Bank is a ghost town in Edmonson County, Kentucky. It is one of 2 former communities in Edmonson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 86th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Slate Bank as a historical populated place on the Ready 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 37.3185° N, 86.4531° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleReady
Elevation541 ft
Nearest living townCaneyville, KY
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2742742
Coordinates37.31854, -86.45305

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What's there now

Slate Bank is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Caneyville, KY (population 541), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 541 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 Slate Bank?

Slate Bank is in Edmonson County, Kentucky, at 37.3185, -86.4531.

How many ghost towns are in Edmonson County?

Edmonson County, Kentucky has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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