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Thompson Chapel

Ghost town · Logan County, Kentucky

Lewisburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Lewisburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Thompson Chapel is a ghost town in Logan County, Kentucky. It is one of 29 former communities in Logan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Thompson Chapel as a historical populated place on the Lewisburg 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 36.9413° N, 86.9070° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLewisburg
Nearest living townLewisburg, KY
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID2743104
Coordinates36.94135, -86.90701

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What's there now

Thompson Chapel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lewisburg, KY (population 1,093), about 4 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 Thompson Chapel?

Thompson Chapel is in Logan County, Kentucky, at 36.9413, -86.9070.

How many ghost towns are in Logan County?

Logan County, Kentucky has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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