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Tomtown

Ghost town · Carroll County, Kentucky

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

Tomtown is a ghost town in Carroll County, Kentucky. It is one of 9 former communities in Carroll County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tomtown as a historical populated place on the Campbellsburg 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 38.5947° N, 85.1756° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCampbellsburg
Elevation539 ft
Nearest living townCarrollton, KY
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2565071
Coordinates38.59467, -85.17559

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What's there now

Tomtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carrollton, KY (population 3,894), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 539 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 Tomtown?

Tomtown is in Carroll County, Kentucky, at 38.5947, -85.1756.

How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?

Carroll County, Kentucky has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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