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Antioch

Ghost town · Wolfe County, Kentucky

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

Antioch 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 Antioch as a historical populated place on the Campton 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 37.6677° N, 83.5367° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCampton
Elevation904 ft
Nearest living townCampton, KY
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2364749
Coordinates37.66766, -83.53667

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What's there now

Antioch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Campton, KY (population 251), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 904 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 Antioch?

Antioch is in Wolfe County, Kentucky, at 37.6677, -83.5367.

How many ghost towns are in Wolfe County?

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

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