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White City

Ghost town · Larue County, Kentucky

Hodgenville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Hodgenville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

White City is a ghost town in Larue County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Larue County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 65th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White City as a historical populated place on the Hodgenville 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 37.5895° N, 85.6644° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHodgenville
Elevation838 ft
Nearest living townHodgenville, KY
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID509355
Coordinates37.58951, -85.66441

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What's there now

White City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hodgenville, KY (population 3,262), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 838 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 White City?

White City is in Larue County, Kentucky, at 37.5895, -85.6644.

How many ghost towns are in Larue County?

Larue County, Kentucky has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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