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Bells Mine

Ghost town · Crittenden County, Kentucky

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

Bells Mine is a ghost town in Crittenden County, Kentucky. It is one of 23 former communities in Crittenden County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bells Mine as a historical populated place on the Dekoven 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 37.5097° N, 88.0222° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDekoven
Elevation368 ft
Nearest living townSturgis, KY
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2743661
Coordinates37.50969, -88.02225

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What's there now

Bells Mine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sturgis, KY (population 1,827), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 368 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 Bells Mine?

Bells Mine is in Crittenden County, Kentucky, at 37.5097, -88.0222.

How many ghost towns are in Crittenden County?

Crittenden County, Kentucky has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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