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Bayou Church

Ghost town · McCracken County, Kentucky

La Center quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
La Center quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bayou Church is a ghost town in McCracken County, Kentucky. It is one of 14 former communities in McCracken County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bayou Church as a historical populated place on the Heath 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 37.0896° N, 88.8298° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHeath
Elevation387 ft
Nearest living townKevil, KY
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID2743765
Coordinates37.08956, -88.82978

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What's there now

Bayou Church is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kevil, KY (population 655), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 387 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 Bayou Church?

Bayou Church is in McCracken County, Kentucky, at 37.0896, -88.8298.

How many ghost towns are in McCracken County?

McCracken County, Kentucky has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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