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Stapp

Ghost town · Casey County, Kentucky

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

Stapp is a ghost town in Casey County, Kentucky. It is one of 23 former communities in Casey County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stapp as a historical populated place on the Hustonville 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 37.3772° N, 84.8693° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHustonville
Elevation871 ft
Nearest living townLiberty, KY
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2568484
Coordinates37.37718, -84.86934

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What's there now

Stapp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Liberty, KY (population 1,828), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 871 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 Stapp?

Stapp is in Casey County, Kentucky, at 37.3772, -84.8693.

How many ghost towns are in Casey County?

Casey County, Kentucky has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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