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Beech Fork

Ghost town · Perry County, Kentucky

Cornettsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Cornettsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beech Fork is a ghost town in Perry County, Kentucky. It is one of 30 former communities in Perry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beech Fork as a historical populated place on the Leatherwood 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 37.0807° N, 83.1442° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLeatherwood
Elevation1,228 ft
Nearest living townJeff, KY
Distance to it9 miles
GNIS feature ID2556913
Coordinates37.08073, -83.14425

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What's there now

Beech Fork is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jeff, KY (population 239), about 9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,228 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 Beech Fork?

Beech Fork is in Perry County, Kentucky, at 37.0807, -83.1442.

How many ghost towns are in Perry County?

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

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