Willow Grove
Ghost town · Clinton County, Kentucky

Willow Grove is a ghost town in Clinton County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Clinton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Willow Grove as a historical populated place on the Wolf Creek Dam 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 36.7632° N, 85.2095° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Wolf Creek Dam |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Albany, KY |
| Distance to it | 6.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2742107 |
| Coordinates | 36.76322, -85.20955 |
What's there now
Willow Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Albany, KY (population 1,972), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ootens Storeghost town · Clinton County · 2.5 mi
- Hopkinsghost town · Clinton County · 5.3 mi
- Dickenghost town · Clinton County · 5.5 mi
- Williams Creekghost town · Clinton County · 5.6 mi
- Waterviewghost town · Clinton County · 6 mi
- Willenghost town · Clinton County · 6.3 mi
- Paolighost town · Clinton County · 7.1 mi
- Ewingghost town · Clinton County · 7.2 mi
- Lettered Oakghost town · Clinton County · 7.7 mi
- Churntopghost town · Clinton County · 8.1 mi
- Lee Chapelghost town · Clinton County · 8.2 mi
- Concordghost town · Clinton County · 9.2 mi
Questions
Where is Willow Grove?
Willow Grove is in Clinton County, Kentucky, at 36.7632, -85.2095.
How many ghost towns are in Clinton County?
Clinton County, Kentucky has 24 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.