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Watts Store

Ghost town · Jessamine County, Kentucky

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

Watts Store is a ghost town in Jessamine County, Kentucky. It is one of 13 former communities in Jessamine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Watts Store as a historical populated place on the Little Hickman 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 37.8103° N, 84.5611° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLittle Hickman
Elevation718 ft
Nearest living townNicholasville, KY
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2557951
Coordinates37.81029, -84.56108

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What's there now

Watts Store is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nicholasville, KY (population 31,625), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 718 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 Watts Store?

Watts Store is in Jessamine County, Kentucky, at 37.8103, -84.5611.

How many ghost towns are in Jessamine County?

Jessamine County, Kentucky has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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