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White Oak

Ghost town · Harrison County, Kentucky

Cynthiana quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Cynthiana quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

White Oak is a ghost town in Harrison County, Kentucky. It is one of 2 former communities in Harrison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 91st among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White Oak as a historical populated place on the Breckinridge 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 38.4039° N, 84.3848° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBreckinridge
Elevation886 ft
Nearest living townCynthiana, KY
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2564145
Coordinates38.40389, -84.38478

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What's there now

White Oak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cynthiana, KY (population 6,412), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 886 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 Oak?

White Oak is in Harrison County, Kentucky, at 38.4039, -84.3848.

How many ghost towns are in Harrison County?

Harrison County, Kentucky has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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