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Yorktown

Ghost town · Clark County, Kentucky

Lexington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Lexington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yorktown is a ghost town in Clark County, Kentucky. It is one of 30 former communities in Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yorktown as a historical populated place on the Clintonville 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 38.0383° N, 84.2835° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClintonville
Elevation1,027 ft
Nearest living townWinchester, KY
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2508369
Coordinates38.03828, -84.28352

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What's there now

Yorktown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winchester, KY (population 19,133), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,027 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 Yorktown?

Yorktown is in Clark County, Kentucky, at 38.0383, -84.2835.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

Clark County, Kentucky has 30 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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