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Wolf Pen

Ghost town · Wolfe County, Kentucky

Lee City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Lee City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wolf Pen is a ghost town in Wolfe County, Kentucky. It is one of 10 former communities in Wolfe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wolf Pen as a historical populated place on the Lee City 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 37.6931° N, 83.2920° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLee City
Elevation1,045 ft
Nearest living townJackson, KY
Distance to it10 miles
GNIS feature ID2364862
Coordinates37.69315, -83.29196

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What's there now

Wolf Pen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jackson, KY (population 2,128), about 10 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,045 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 Wolf Pen?

Wolf Pen is in Wolfe County, Kentucky, at 37.6931, -83.2920.

How many ghost towns are in Wolfe County?

Wolfe County, Kentucky has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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