Ghost Towns in Kentucky

On the map

19 ghost towns

26% sit on public land

National Forest 3
National Park Service 2
Private or unlisted 14

Illustration of a south landscape — Illustration of the most common landscape type among Kentucky's ghost towns.

The largest share, 14 of 19, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

National Forest 3
National Park Service 2
Private or unlisted 14

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.