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Sleettown

Ghost town · Boyle County, Kentucky

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

Sleettown is a ghost town in Boyle County, Kentucky. It is one of 7 former communities in Boyle County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 52nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sleettown as a historical populated place on the Perryville 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 37.6724° N, 84.9634° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePerryville
Elevation815 ft
Nearest living townPerryville, KY
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2566263
Coordinates37.67241, -84.96341

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What's there now

Sleettown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Perryville, KY (population 813), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 815 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 Sleettown?

Sleettown is in Boyle County, Kentucky, at 37.6724, -84.9634.

How many ghost towns are in Boyle County?

Boyle County, Kentucky has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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