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White Oak

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Kentucky

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

White Oak 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 White Oak as a historical populated place on the Woodstock 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 37.3346° N, 84.5947° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWoodstock
Elevation1,190 ft
Nearest living townEubank, KY
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID2742230
Coordinates37.33464, -84.59468

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What's there now

White Oak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eubank, KY (population 424), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,190 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 Lincoln County, Kentucky, at 37.3346, -84.5947.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

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

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