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Tunnel City

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Kentucky

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

Tunnel City is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Kentucky. It is one of 28 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tunnel City as a historical populated place on the Halls Gap 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 37.3795° N, 84.7011° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHalls Gap
Elevation1,272 ft
Nearest living townMcKinney, KY
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID2742227
Coordinates37.37947, -84.70109

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What's there now

Tunnel City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McKinney, KY (population 33), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,272 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 Tunnel City?

Tunnel City is in Lincoln County, Kentucky, at 37.3795, -84.7011.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Kentucky has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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