Waite
Ghost town · Pulaski County, Kentucky

Waite is a ghost town in Pulaski County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Pulaski County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 58th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Waite as a historical populated place on the Delmer 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 37.0319° N, 84.6358° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Delmer |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Burnside, KY |
| Distance to it | 2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2725932 |
| Coordinates | 37.03191, -84.63579 |
What's there now
Waite is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Burnside, KY (population 819), about 2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Durhamghost town · Pulaski County · 2.3 mi
- Crockettghost town · Pulaski County · 2.6 mi
- Praterghost town · Pulaski County · 2.6 mi
- Crackers Neckghost town · Pulaski County · 4.1 mi
- Dry Holeghost town · Pulaski County · 14 mi
- Ferndaleghost town · Casey County · 14.9 mi
- Ellison Ridgeghost town · Lincoln County · 17.6 mi
- Diamondghost town · Lincoln County · 19 mi
- Calvaryghost town · Casey County · 20.6 mi
- Luttrellghost town · Casey County · 20.8 mi
- Knob Lickghost town · Casey County · 21.1 mi
- White Oakghost town · Lincoln County · 21.1 mi
Questions
Where is Waite?
Waite is in Pulaski County, Kentucky, at 37.0319, -84.6358.
How many ghost towns are in Pulaski County?
Pulaski County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.