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Spring Creek

Ghost town · Marshall County, Kentucky

Eddyville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Eddyville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spring Creek is a ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky. It is one of 19 former communities in Marshall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spring Creek as a historical populated place on the Dycusburg 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 37.1290° N, 88.1552° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDycusburg
Nearest living townKuttawa, KY
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2743563
Coordinates37.12895, -88.15520

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What's there now

Spring Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kuttawa, KY (population 594), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Spring Creek?

Spring Creek is in Marshall County, Kentucky, at 37.1290, -88.1552.

How many ghost towns are in Marshall County?

Marshall County, Kentucky has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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